Claim dependents incime

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September 17, 2025
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do I need to claim my child’s income on my income tax, if she is under 18

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VolvoGirl

Level 15

Duplicate question. See answer on your other post.

bkaytaxes

Employee Tax Expert

Hello @519gayle ,

Great question!

If you child received income from a job, you are not required to claim that income on your tax return. If they are your dependent you can still include them on your tax return. They may need to file a income tax return depending on how much money they made; if they made over the standard deduction ($14,600 for 2024) they are required to file and if they made less than the standard deduction, they are not required to file , but can still file to claim a refund for any federal or state income taxes they paid during the year.

There is a not so common exception for unearned income, like investment income, in this case the parent can choose to report that income on their taxes.

Here is an article with more details for a deeper dive! Children's Income Reporting

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