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High school student's DoorDash 1099 income taxable?

mturfler31 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:09:21 GMT

Should a high school student claimed as a dependent on his parent's return pay taxes on DoorDash 1099 income of $964?

When I prepared his return including schedule C, it says he owed over $100 of income taxes.

I thought that high school students were'nt taxed on income levels below a much higher figure than $964.

Thanks for your help.

Please clarify.

Re: High school student's DoorDash 1099 income taxable?

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:12:05 GMT

Sorry--even $400 of self-employment income (because that is what the DoorDash income is) is subject to self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare. His age is not a factor.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

Re: High school student's DoorDash 1099 income taxable?

mturfler31 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 17:48:46 GMT

Thank you for your quick response!