How can I skip the parent information section if I am an emancipated minor?

tessatemme — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:29:26 GMT

I got emancipated and cared for myself during the 2020 tax period but still am being prompted to enter my parent's information under "Child with Investment Income". How can I forego this section?

Re: How can I skip the parent information section if I am an emancipated minor?

PattiF — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:49:21 GMT

Unfortunately, you are not able to skip this section.

As macuser_22 said:

Because that is how Congress wrote the law. There are no provisions for your situation in the regulations.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i8615.pdf

Who Must File
Form 8615 must be filed for anyone who meets all of the
following conditions.
1. You had more than $2,100 of unearned income.
2. You are required to file a tax return.
3. You were either:
    a. Under age 18 at the end of 2020,
    b. Age 18 at the end of 2020 and didn’t have earned income
    that was more than half of your support, or
    c. A full-time student at least age 19 and under age 24 at the
    end of 2020 and didn’t have earned income that was more than
    half of your support.
(Earned income is defined later. Support is defined below.)
4. At least one of your parents was alive at the end of 2020.
5. You don’t file a joint return for 2020.

These rules apply if you’re legally adopted and a stepchild.
These rules also apply whether or not you’re a dependent.
These rules don't apply if neither of your parents were living at
the end of the year.

Lines A and B
If your parents were married to each other and filed a joint return,
enter the name and social security number (SSN) of your parent

who is listed first on the joint return.

If your parents were married but filed separate returns, enter
the name and SSN of your parent who had the higher taxable
income. If you don’t know which parent had the higher taxable

income, see Pub. 929.

If your parents were unmarried, treated as unmarried for
federal income tax purposes, or separated by either a divorce or
separate maintenance decree, enter the name and SSN of the
parent with whom you resided for the greater part of the calendar
year. See the definition of custodial parent in Pub. 501.

Re: How can I skip the parent information section if I am an emancipated minor?

tessatemme — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:31:59 GMT

I didn't have more than $2,100 of unearned income though. Does this still apply?

Re: How can I skip the parent information section if I am an emancipated minor?

ThomasM125 — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:01:35 GMT

You wouldn't need form 8615 if your unearned income was under $2,100 so you shouldn't need anything from your parents to complete your tax return in that case.

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How can I skip the parent information section if I am an emancipated minor?

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