W-4

tyanNstAx4 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:23:46 GMT

My teenage daughter just started working this year. Do I need to change my withholding status from 0 to 1?

Re: W-4

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:40:07 GMT

Your teenager's earnings have no effect on your own tax return.

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return. He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

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