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Do I need to file form 8814?

tianwaifeixian — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:55:52 GMT

My 19-year-old child is a full-time student by the end of 2024. He only has $400 in interest and $200 in 2024. No other income. Do I need to file Form 8814? I looked at the instruction, it says :

" You can make this election if your child meets all of the following conditions.
• The child was under age 19 (or under age 24 if a full-time
student) at the end of 2024. Full-time student is defined below.
• The child’s only income was from interest and dividends,
including capital gain distributions and Alaska Permanent Fund
dividends.
• The child’s gross income for 2024 was less than $13,000.
• The child is required to file a 2024 return.
• The child does not file a joint return for 2024.
• There were no estimated tax payments for the child for 2024
(including any overpayment of tax from his or her 2023 return
applied to 2024 estimated tax).
• There was no federal income tax withheld from the child’s
income. "

For the one ' The child is required to file a 2024 return."- since he does not have any other income, and his interest and dividend amount is low,

1. Is he required to file a tax return?

2. If he does not need to file, does that mean I don't need to file form 8814?

Thank you!

Re: Do I need to file form 8814?

DoninGA — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:09:19 GMT

The Child does not need to file a tax return and you do not need to complete a Form 8814 for your tax return. His income is below the minimums required to file.

Re: Do I need to file form 8814?

tianwaifeixian — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:16:22 GMT

Thank you! So this amount (400+200) does not need to be reported at all, correct?

Re: Do I need to file form 8814?

DoninGA — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:24:47 GMT

@tianwaifeixian wrote:

Thank you! So this amount (400+200) does not need to be reported at all, correct?

Correct.

Re: Do I need to file form 8814?

tianwaifeixian — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:50:57 GMT

Thank you!