My son graduated, turned 18 in May, had a summer job, worked in Oct, enlisted in the army reserve, went to boot camp Nov-Dec made about $8,000. Does he do his own taxes?

[11jakenelson]

I still supported him while he had his summer job and his job in October because he lives with me.  He started his boot camp training In November and was paid for the months of November and December.  I'm not sure if I can still claim him as a dependent or if I have to add his wages to my taxes or if he has to be a complete separate single filer.

[SharonC1 · Accepted solution]

You do not add his wages to your tax return.  

If he is single and $8,000 is what he earned for the entire year (both jobs and bootcamp), he does not have to file a tax return.  He might want to though to get a refund of the income taxes withheld from his paycheck.

It sounds like you will be able to claim him as a dependent but I do not have enough information  to say for certain.  You can read the article below to clarify. 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/family/rules-for-claiming-a-dependent-on-your-tax-return/L8LODb...