topic Son in Deductions & credits

Son

Josh9121977 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:52:29 GMT

My son turned 18 in 2023 and got his first job. He still lives at home and I claim him as a dependent. He did receive a W2 from his job. In the process of doing my taxes in TurboTax, I did not see a place for me to add his W2 information. How do I know if I'm supposed to add his W2 information?

Re: Son

DoninGA — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 19:56:53 GMT

You do not enter a dependent's earned income from work on your tax return. The dependent can file their own tax return and indicate on the return that they can be claimed as a dependent.

Re: Son

MonikaK1 — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 22:14:37 GMT

You don't enter your dependent's W-2 earnings on your return.

If your unmarried dependent's W-2 earnings exceed their Standard Deduction ($13,850 in 2023), they should file their own return and report the W-2 on their return.

Even if your dependent didn't earn enough to be required to file, they may want to file a return to recover any withholdings. In that case, they need to indicate on their return that they qualify to be claimed as a dependent.

See this TurboTax help article for more information.

@Josh9121977