Thanks for the reply and the info. It is very unfortunate info, but alas, it is what it is.
I personally think this is a bit ridiculous considering the "household" doesn't see a single penny of my dependent's income. My taxes shouldn't be affected by income that I never see, nor that gets used towards the household. Since he earned that income, and is required to file his own tax return because of it, that's basically like the IRS double dipping that same income...
