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posted May 31, 2019 9:52:19 PM

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

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Expert Alumni
May 31, 2019 9:52:21 PM

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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Expert Alumni
May 31, 2019 9:52:21 PM

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.