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Level 1
June 5, 2019
Question

Whose tax return should 1099 from UTMA fall under?

My child turned 18 Jan 2015. Child has an UTMA account still in parents name, and also took a summer job in 2015 earning less than $6,000. Started college in the fall in- state and will be claimed as a dependent. We received a 1099-DIV and box 1A  thru Box 2 totals are under $500.00 If child files separately, should the 1099-DIV  be  listed under childs or parents tax return?

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Hal_Al
Level 15
Level 15
June 5, 2019

It goes on the child's return. There is a provision for reporting the child's investment income on the parent's return, However, once the child has W-2 income, he must file his own return and also include his investment income. This assumes the 1099-Div was issued under his SS#