And....if your son was paid in cash or was provided with a 1099NEC, he has self-employment income. If he earned at least $400 of self-employment income, your son needs to file a tax return of his own and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare. If he received a W-2, then he needs to file if his earnings exceeded the standard deduction amount for his filing status or if tax was withheld and he wants to seek a refund. On his return, he must say that he can be claimed as someone else's dependent.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922
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