topic My 11 year old daughter receives death benefits through social security from her father's passing & I'm not sure How I file this since it is for her, not me. Any help? in Retirement tax questions

My 11 year old daughter receives death benefits through social security from her father's passing & I'm not sure How I file this since it is for her, not me. Any help?

rllandin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:13:10 GMT

This is my first year getting the document from them for taxes. So I'm not sure how to handle this.

Re: My 11 year old daughter receives death benefits through social security from her father's pas...

MinhT1 — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 16:58:33 GMT

You do not enter your daughter's social security benefits on your tax return.

If those benefits are your daughter's only income, they are not taxable and she is not required to file a tax return.

Re: My 11 year old daughter receives death benefits through social security from her father's passing & I'm not sure How I file this since it is for her, not me. Any help?

rjs — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 17:03:54 GMT

As you said, the income belongs to your daughter, not to you. You do not include it on your tax return. If the Social Security benefits are your daughter's only income, she is not required to file a tax return. If she does not file, her benefits do not have to be reported anywhere. If she files a tax return for any reason, she has to include the Social Security benefits on her own tax return.

If there is any federal tax withheld in box 6 of your daughter's SSA-1099, she would want to file a tax return even if she is not required to file, in order to get a refund of the tax that was withheld.