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Does my 16 year old dependent have to file taxes if she receives SSA and works part time? What are income requirements for filing?

tammyb1273 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:01 GMT

My daughter receives SSA 1099 bc both her father and I are disabled. She also works part time job. Does she have to file return? How/where can I find income requirements for her to file taxes? She received little over $13000 in SSA and $550 on W2.

She does not need to file. You do not report his/her in...

Hal_Al — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:04 GMT

She does not need to file.

You do not report his/her income on your return. If it has to be reported, at all, it goes on his own return. If your dependent child is under age 19 (or under 24 if a full time student), he or she must file a tax return for 2018 if he had any of the following:

1. Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $12,000 ($6350 in 2017).

2. Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains) of more than $1050.

3. Unearned income over $350 and gross income of more than $1050

4. Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2100 ($12.000 if under age 18)

5. Other self employment income over $400, including box 7 of a 1099-MISC

Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or Medicare tax withholding.

In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.

Note that social security benefits are not mentioned. Social security only becomes taxable when added to sufficient other income. If she is otherwise required to file a tax return, you do need to enter it in Turbotax (TT). TT will determine the taxable portion.

Social security (including SSDI) becomes taxable when your income, including 1/2 your social security, reaches:

Married Filing Jointly(MFJ): $32,000

Single or head of household: $25,000

Married Filing Separately and lived with your spouse at any time during the tax year: $0

Does this mean that she would need to make $25000/yr befo...

tammyb1273 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:07 GMT

Does this mean that she would need to make $25000/yr before having to file? Is that amount half her SSA plus wages?

No. it does not mean that. The Social Security does...

macuser_22 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:27 GMT

No. it does not mean that. The *Social Security* does not become taxable until then.

The filing requirements for other types of income are as above and if self-employed income more then $400 filing is required.

Thank you. She's working part time and I'm just trying t...

tammyb1273 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:29 GMT

Thank you. She's working part time and I'm just trying to figure out how much she can make before she has to pay taxes.

Again, it deepens on the source of the income. if it is...

macuser_22 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:30 GMT

Again, it deepens on the source of the income.

if it is W-2 wages, and that is the only income, then up to $12,000, but if tax was withheld she must file to get a refund.

If other that W-2, then over $400 of self-employed income requires filing.

Using an example; If she has $16,000 of Social security a...

Hal_Al — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:34 GMT

Using an example; If she has $16,000 of Social security and makes $10,000 wages, she would still pay no tax.
The $10,000 is less than her $12,000 standard deduction/filing threshold.
$10,000 (wages) + $8,000 (half her SS) = $18,000 is less than $25,000 so her SS is still not taxable.

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tammyb1273 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:36 GMT

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SweetieJean — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:11:37 GMT

Which state?

topic Tysm for your help in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Does my 16 year old dependent have to file taxes if she receives SSA and works part time? What are income requirements for filing?

She does not need to file. You do not report his/her in...

Does this mean that she would need to make $25000/yr befo...

No. it does not mean that. The *Social Security* does...

Thank you. She's working part time and I'm just trying t...

Again, it deepens on the source of the income. if it is...

Using an example; If she has $16,000 of Social security a...

Tysm for your help

Which state?

No. it does not mean that. The Social Security does...