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Dependant son age 26 at home with w-2 $5,000 and withholding tax refund due, How to report on parent's return please?

meg2015 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:48:31 GMT

Re: Dependant son age 26 at home with w-2 $5,000 and withholding tax refund due, How to report on parent's return please?

DoninGA — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 16:59:21 GMT

If this is for a 2023 tax return, you cannot claim him as a dependent on your tax return since his gross income is $4,700 or more. He would file his own tax return to get a tax refund of the federal taxes withheld from his wages on the W-2.

Re: Dependant son age 26 at home with w-2 $5,000 and withholding tax refund due, How to report on parent's return please?

Opus 17 — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:11:55 GMT

A child who has income from working must always report their income on their own tax return in their own name, even if they are also a dependent.

And in this case, because the child is over age 23 and has income more than $4700 (for 2023), you can't claim them as a dependent.