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runtty
Level 2
January 29, 2025
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can a dependent efile their tax return with no AGI ?

  • January 29, 2025
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Can a dependent that is 16 years old e-file their tax return if they have no AGI to list being this is the first time they have filed a tax return? Will they reject the return due to no AGI so they won't be able to confirm his idenity.

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    DoninGA
    Level 15
    DoninGALevel 15
    Level 15
    January 29, 2025

    They would enter a 0 (zero) for the 2023 AGI since there was not a 2023 tax return filed.

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      MinhT1
      Level 15
      January 29, 2025

      Yes, the dependent can e-file. 

       

      Just remember to indicate in the My Info section of TurboTax that he can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer.

       

      As this is the first time that he files a tax return, he can put $0 as his previous year's AGI.

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        runttyAuthor
        Level 2
        January 29, 2025

        Would he have to have a ID.PIN # from the IRS to e-file if you have no AGI being this is the first time he ever filed?

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        Vanessa A
        Level 15
        January 29, 2025

        No.  In the AGI section, he will just enter $0 for last years AGI.  If you get an ID PIN, he will need to use it forever.  

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