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Hello my son had a job for three months during the summer he only made about $2000 do I have to claim that on my taxes

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Hello my son had a job for three months during the summer he only made about $2000 do I have to claim that on my taxes

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 may want to use this version of TT for that:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program

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Hello my son had a job for three months during the summer he only made about $2000 do I have to claim that on my taxes

it does NOT go on YOUR taxes under any circumstances; it goes on HIS taxes if he needs to file.  

 

generally if he had a W-2 with federal tax withholdings he needs to file to get the money back

if he is given a 1099-NEC he MUST file 

 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/irs-tax-return/does-everyone-need-to-file-an-income-tax-return/...

 

 

Hello my son had a job for three months during the summer he only made about $2000 do I have to claim that on my taxes

You will need to set up a new online account for him.   The Online version is only good for 1 return.  You can use the same email address for 5 accounts. To do another return you have to set up a new account and new user name and pay any fees again. That's why it's better to use the Desktop CD/Download program. The Desktop program can do more than 1 return and efile 5 for free.


How to start another return in the Online version
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-onli...

 

Hello my son had a job for three months during the summer he only made about $2000 do I have to claim that on my taxes

Your son will also qualify for the TurboTax Freefile and federal and state will be filed for free.  If you make a new account for him,, then you may have to pay for some of his filing.

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