My 16 year old daughter receives survivor benefits for her deceased mother from both social security and state retirement system. Her mother and I were divorced when she passed away. My daughter lived with me for almost all of 2016.
She received $6,888 (SSA-1099) from social security and $9400 (1099-R) from state retirement system. No taxes were withheld from the retirement monies.
My daughter's and my name both appear on the tax forms but her SSN is on both.
Do I claim the money on my tax return or does she need to file her own?
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No, you would not claim your daughter's survivor benefits on your tax return. Your daughter's survivors benefits will not affect your taxes in any way since you do not have to report this income on your tax return.
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