My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?

sbrookerd — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:21:42 GMT

Re: My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:58:01 GMT

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/

Re: My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?

sbrookerd — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:52:38 GMT

Thank you!

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My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?

Re: My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?

Re: My 18 year old worked part time last year, earned about 7K. Does he need to file a return? Do I claim his income on my return?