Child get social security of about 15K and has a job making 4K I claimed him on my taxes, not entering his W2 or SS. I did a return for him it showed refund. Is this ok

[steveroe]

I claimed his as a dependent on my return, but did not enter his W2 or SS benefits on mine..  then I did a separate return for him and it showed a substantial refund. Child is 17 yrs of age.  I wanted to know if I should file his return or not.

[MaryK1 · Accepted solution]

Yes, if he had taxes withheld on his W2 (Box 2), this would be refunded to him because he should not have any taxes due.