WHY DO FORM 8615 KEEP APPEARING?

CabrinaHart11 — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:27:05 GMT

Re: WHY DO FORM 8615 KEEP APPEARING?

JamesG1 — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:48:09 GMT

For 2025, a child must file Federal form 8615 if all of the following conditions apply:

For tax purposes, the child's "age" is the age on December 31. The child must file the form if any of these conditions apply:

The child is under 18 at the end of the year,
The child is 18 years old and does not have earned income that is more than half of the child's support for the year, or
The child was a full-time student age 19-23 and does not have earned income that is more than half of the child's support.

This TurboTax help also explains Federal form 8615.