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Son need file taxes

jmj03jmj — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:19:52 GMT

My son has a part time job. Makes around 60 a week. Should he need to file taxes?

Thank you

Re: Son need file taxes

KarenL4 — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:53:54 GMT

Hi.

Assuming your son is your dependent, dependent children who have earned income of more than $12,950 of income in 2022 typically need to file a personal income tax return and might owe tax. This applies if he is an employee. If he is self-employed, he will need to file taxes if he makes more than $400 in self-employment income.

Even if he is not required to file, he may want to, for example, if there is tax withholding that could be refunded.

Please cheer below if this is helpful!

Re: Son need file taxes

drc845443 — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 16:59:17 GMT

Hello there!

Based on the information you provided, your son makes about $3120 per year which is well below the threshold for filing a Federal income tax return ($12,550 for 2021 and $12,950 for 2022). Please refer to the section entitled "Who Must File" in the link below.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p501#en_US_2021_publink1000220687

However, you also need to check the filing requirements for your state as some states have very low filing thresholds.

If there are any taxes withheld from your son's paycheck, you may still want him to file in order to recover the taxes withheld.

Re: Son need file taxes

jmj03jmj — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:44:26 GMT

Thank you, to each of you, for the info and help.

Sincerely,

jlm

Re: Son need file taxes

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