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first time filing for a child

Forum|Forum|2 months ago
April 10, 2026
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my son 15 had a summer job made 2000. I'm mailing in his taxes my question do he sign his tax or do both of us sign

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Only he needs to sign his return.

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just him. you are not a paid preparer. However, you should fill out the Third Party Designee section so the IRS will contact you if there are questions.

if it was only W-2 income, that's below the Federal filing threshold, so a return would only be required to get a refund on taxes withheld. If he got a 1099-NEC, he would owe Federal Self-Employment tax, so filing would be necessary. States have different requirements.