topic Do I need to file a return for my child? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-a-return-for-my-child/01/594792#M77579 My child (13 years old) earned income from the following sources in 2016: babysitting, leading youth groups at our synagogue Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:21 GMT ybabani 2019-06-06T01:05:21Z Do I need to file a return for my child? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-a-return-for-my-child/01/594792#M77579 My child (13 years old) earned income from the following sources in 2016: babysitting, leading youth groups at our synagogue Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/do-i-need-to-file-a-return-for-my-child/01/594792#M77579 ybabani 2019-06-06T01:05:21Z How was the income reported? 1099-MISC? W-2? how? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-was-the-income-reported-1099-misc-w-2-how/01/594793#M77580 How was the income reported? 1099-MISC? W-2? how? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-was-the-income-reported-1099-misc-w-2-how/01/594793#M77580 jerry2000 2019-06-06T01:05:23Z 1099-misc https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/1099-misc/01/594794#M77581 1099-misc Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:24 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/1099-misc/01/594794#M77581 ybabani 2019-06-06T01:05:24Z babysitting was cash or check https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/babysitting-was-cash-or-check/01/594795#M77582 babysitting was cash or check Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/babysitting-was-cash-or-check/01/594795#M77582 ybabani 2019-06-06T01:05:25Z Yes, the child must file a tax return because the child w... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-the-child-must-file-a-tax-return-because-the-child-w/01/594796#M77583 Yes, the child must file a tax return because the child will owe self-employment tax even if the child does not owe ordinary income tax. 1099-MISC income reported in Box 7 and "babysitting" paid by cash or check is considered by the IRS to be self-employment income. It doesn't matter whether the child has a formal business or not. That is not relevant at all. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 01:05:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/yes-the-child-must-file-a-tax-return-because-the-child-w/01/594796#M77583 jerry2000 2019-06-06T01:05:27Z