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Irrevocable trust for minor with additional unearned income

egwozdz — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:52:30 GMT

I am trying to file my taxes for 2018 and i can't seem to figure out where to claim the income for my daughters trust. She also receives income from a retirement account and social security (due to the death of my husband and not disability) so her unearned income is over the threshold and needs to be reported on her own return (15k). Do I have the option to report her trust income as reported on her 1041 on my own personal return or do i have to report this on her? Additionally, if she's filing her own return do i have to add her income on my return since she is my dependent?

Re: Irrevocable trust for minor with additional unearned income

Critter — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:00:16 GMT

If the child is required to file a tax return then ALL their income must be entered on their return and on their return only. So if the trust files it's own tax return and issues the child a K1 form then it must be included on the child's return.

Re: Irrevocable trust for minor with additional unearned income

egwozdz — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:19:54 GMT

The trust does file it's own return but I receive a Grantor Letter and not a K-1

Re: Irrevocable trust for minor with additional unearned income

Critter — Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:55:07 GMT

So the trust does file it's own return ... however it still passes some of the income onto the named beneficiary ... so it goes on that person's return.