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If you have more than $400 of self-employment income, or more than $12,000 of earned W-2 income, then you would be required to file. So long as your $2K of income is not self-employment income, you don't need to file. However, if any taxes were withheld from that $2K of income, you should file so as to get those withheld taxes refunded to you.
Just keep in mind as TGBill pointed out, that if more than 50% of your support was provided by other means, such as a combination of food stamps, welfare or other government assistance programs, then there's no way your son provided more than 50% of your support.
But if your son does qualify to claim you, *and* you will be filing a tax return, then it's important that you indicate on your return that "I can be claimed on someone else's return".
Just keep in mind as TGBill pointed out, that if more than 50% of your support was provided by other means, such as a combination of food stamps, welfare or other government assistance programs, then there's no way your son provided more than 50% of your support.
But if your son does qualify to claim you, *and* you will be filing a tax return, then it's important that you indicate on your return that "I can be claimed on someone else's return".
‎June 3, 2019
5:41 PM