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Teen taxes

H_DG — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:19:07 GMT

My teenage son works part-time & made less than $1,400 last year. Federal taxes were not withheld & less than $2 were withheld for state taxes. Does he need to file?

Re: Teen taxes

xmasbaby0 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:30:55 GMT

No he does not need to file a tax return. If he had more tax withheld he would want to file for a refund, but unless he wants less than $2 back, he does not need to file a tax return.

Re: Teen taxes

MinhT1 — Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:31:22 GMT

You do not report your son's income on your return.

You can claim him as a dependent.

As his income reported on form W-2 is less than the standard deduction of $12,400, he is not required to file a tax return. Also as he has no Federal tax withheld and very little state taxes withheld, it is not worth filing a state return to receive less than $2 refund.