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You don't report your child's capital gains on your tax return, even if it is from an UTMA for which you are the custodian. Those are your daughter's capital gains. Because your child has unearned income grater than $1.100 she will have to file a tax return. For more information see: Publication 929 (2021), Tax Rules for Children and Dependents
If you look at the form to include investment income in the parent’s return you will see that only interest, dividends and capital distributions are mentioned. Capital distributions are typically paid from a fund or stock holding as opposed to capital gains which are from a sale of equities. So capital gains from a sale of equities has to be reported on the child’s return and Kiddie tax will apply.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8814.pdf
Thank you for clarifying my puzzles. I thought the child's capital gains if less than $12,000 or so, can still filed with parent's return, not on form 8814 but a different form. It looks like I have to file her tax separately then.
Thank you for your responses.
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