Can my 17 year old claim himself and I claim him also as his parent

[marissaharper197]

I financially take care of my boys. My 17 year old has a job. Can he file to get his taxes and I file to receive the tax credit for him. He lives with me.

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return.  He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.  (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.  You may want to use this version of TT for that:

https://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/

[TomD8]

A child must be under 17 in order for you to receive the Child Tax Credit (but you may still claim him as a dependent).