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A child's income from working is never added to a parent's return, the child must file separately.  This usually does not affect whether or not they can be claimed as a dependent.

 

The only time a child's income can be added to a parent's tax return is if the income is only interest or dividends less than $13,000.  If the child has income from any other source, then all their income is reported on a return in their own name.