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Does my son need to file his own taxes now that he just turned 18 5 days ago? Can I still claim him as a dependent this year?

janajohnson50 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:09:41 GMT

Does my son need to file his own taxes now that he just turned 18 on February 12th? Can I still claim him in this years tax return when he was 17?

Re: Does my son need to file his own taxes now that he just turned 18 5 days ago? Can I still claim him as a dependent this year?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:43:08 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: Does my son need to file his own taxes now that he just turned 18 5 days ago? Can I still claim him as a dependent this year?

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 19:45:24 GMT

And....yes you can still claim your son as a dependent. Claiming him for 2023 is based on his age at the end of 2023---not on his recent 2024 birthday. You will not get child tax credit for him--he is too old---but you get the $500 credit for other dependents.

CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4499708-what-is-the-500-credit-for-other-dependents-family-tax-credit