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Level 2
February 18, 2021
Question

Form 8615 will not go away.

  • February 18, 2021
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I have not been listed as a dependent on my parents' taxes since 2017. I've put myself through college and have not lived with my family since 2019, and I've been estranged from them for most of that time. I do not have access to my parents' tax information, SSN, or anything like that, nor do I have the means to get it. I have tried deleting the form from the tax tools section, and it immediately shows back up every time. What am I to do?

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    fanfare
    Level 15
    February 18, 2021

    how much unearned income do you have and where did it come from ?

    How old are you?

    Level 2
    February 18, 2021

    I'm 21, turning 22 in less than a month. My earned income for 2020 was about $8,000, but I live off of my VA education assistance (chapter 31) and disability (together roughly $1700/month), both of which are nontaxable and do not produce any sort of tax forms. I didn't have any issues with filing in 2019, in which I was in the same boat, and in 2018 I was on active duty in the military (only served 1 year due to injury), which I didn't have any issue filing for either.

    fanfare
    Level 15
    February 18, 2021

    It is unearned income that triggers Form 8615

     

    "I have not been listed as a dependent on my parents' taxes since 2017."

     

    are you sure you are not listed as a dependent on your own 2020 tax return ?