https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151638#M1156941 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:09:24 GMT bec517c69a02 2026-02-10T09:09:24Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151638#M1156941 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:09:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151638#M1156941 bec517c69a02 2026-02-10T09:09:24Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151640#M1156943 <P>Yes, that amount of money is more than your standard deduction so you will need to file a tax return.</P> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:39:02 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151640#M1156943 ThomasM125 2024-01-30T03:39:02Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151642#M1156945 <P>You must file a tax return.&nbsp; You earned more than the amount of the standard deduction-------which is $13,850 for a single filer.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><FONT color="#FF0000"><STRONG>CAN I FILE A RETURN IF I AM A DEPENDENT?</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class="p2">If you can be claimed as a dependent on your parents’ return, you can still file your own return so that you can receive a refund of taxes withheld.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </SPAN>Your W-2 will show federal tax withheld in box 2, and state tax withheld in box 17.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </SPAN>(You will not get back anything for Social Security or Medicare withheld.)<FONT face="arial black,avant garde"><STRONG> Be sure that on your own return you say that you can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.</STRONG></FONT></P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p2"><STRONG><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/children-dependents/help/do-i-need-to-file-my-own-taxes-if-i-m-a-dependent/00/26111" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/children-dependents/help/do-i-need-to-file-my-own-taxes-if-i-m-a-dependent/00/26111</A></STRONG></P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p4"><STRONG>If you can be claimed as a dependent and you answer the question in My Info incorrectly, here is what happens if you e-file first:&nbsp; Your Social Security number goes into the IRS system as having been used.&nbsp; When your parents try to e-file, their e-file is rejected and they will find it impossible to e-file their own tax return.&nbsp; Then they will have to print, sign and mail their return and wait for months for it to be processed.&nbsp; You, meanwhile, will have to file an amended tax return on a special form called a 1040X, which also takes months for the IRS to process.&nbsp; So make sure you know the correct answer to "Can anyone claim you as a dependent on their tax return?"</STRONG></P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p3">&nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:40:15 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151642#M1156945 xmasbaby0 2024-01-30T03:40:15Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151645#M1156948 <P>Yes. &nbsp;Did you get a W2 or a 1099NEC? &nbsp;Since you are under 19 are your parents claim you as a dependent? &nbsp;You will get a Standard Deduction of 13,850 leaving 7,150 taxable income. &nbsp;Tax on that is 715. &nbsp;If you had more withholding taken out you will get a refund. &nbsp;</P> Tue, 30 Jan 2024 03:41:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-do-i-have-to-pay-taxes-i-made-21-000-in-2023-and-i-m-17/01/3151645#M1156948 VolvoGirl 2024-01-30T03:41:41Z