Filing Advice

[gary_meddaugh]

My 39 year old daughter who has two children and has not worked in 2020. She has been attending a community collage, and only receives food stamp and "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families" each month.  She has also received two Stimulus payments form the government.  She has not received any W-2s or1099-G statements.

Should she be filing tax forms with the Federal or State governments?

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

If she received the correct amount of stimulus payments due her for the first two rounds, she will probably receive the third check without the need to file a tax return.

[gary_meddaugh]

ThomasM125,

I asked the question because she and her children have been living with us, and if she does not need to file, I would like to claim her and her children as dependents. I have contributed more than 50% of her 2020 expenses.

[ThomasM125 · Accepted solution]

If she qualifies as your dependent you can claim her as such on your tax return. She is not required to file a tax return if she had no taxable income. It is unclear if you would get a stimulus payment for her if she already received it though.