@dill4fam So here is where I am at in tying to determine if he qualifies for the kiddie tax. According to 8615 and the tax software, if he earned (wages) more than half of his support he does not qualify for the kiddie tax and his taxes are lowered by $1,000. He had $8K in earned (job) income. The question is the support. His total support including everything we paid for and that his scholarships paid for and the 529 which paid only for tuition is around $26K. Of the $26K his scholarships paid for $12K. He really didn't have to pay for anything because his bank account grew by the $8K he had in earned income.
What is the math when determining if he earned more than half of his support, what is the dollar amount of the support is scholarships are excluded? Is it $8k/$14K ($26kbsupport less $12K scholarship amount) if we exclude scholarships which means he did earn more than half of his support?
