If your dependent makes more than $6350, he should file his own tax return.
You should not claim your
child's W-2 or self-employment income on your return even if you claim him as a
dependent. The dependent would file his/her own tax return and should check the
box Someone else
can claim me on their tax return in the personal information section.
See below:
Your dependent's W-2 isn't reported on your return.
If your unmarried dependent's W-2 earnings exceed
his/her standard
deduction ($6,350 in 2017), they should
file their own return and report the W-2 on their return.
But even if your dependent didn't earn enough to be required to
file, s/he may want to file a return to recover any withholdings.
Please remember: IF somebody else CAN claim him
as a dependent, he is not allowed to claim his own exemption. If he has
sufficient income (usually more than $6350), he can & should still file
taxes; he just doesn’t get his own $4050 exemption (deduction). In TurboTax, he
indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal
information section.
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