My minor son receives Social Security Disability, do I have to claim that?

kelleclements · ‎May 31, 2019

IsabellaG · ‎May 31, 2019

No, those benefits are in his name, not yours. If he had other income and needed to file a tax return for himself, he would include those benefits. But they don't belong on your tax return, and if that's all that he received for the year, it's not taxable.

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IsabellaG · ‎May 31, 2019

No, those benefits are in his name, not yours. If he had other income and needed to file a tax return for himself, he would include those benefits. But they don't belong on your tax return, and if that's all that he received for the year, it's not taxable.

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My minor son receives Social Security Disability, do I have to claim that?