Dependent made almost $3000 - does she need to file separately?

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March 4, 2022
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I have a dependent (18 yo) who made almost $3000 in various after school and summer jobs. Does she need to file a separate 1040 EZ?

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xmasbaby0

Level 15

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

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 or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

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ph593756Author

Level 2

Just a follow-up question, for this same dependent, there were no federal taxes withheld on any of their w-2's I know we would not get any federal refund, but should we file anyway?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

If no federal or state tax was withheld there is no benefit to filing a tax return except for giving your child some practice in filling out a tax return.