How do i add a w2 for a dependent

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June 4, 2019
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jdksdollars

Level 2

Why will TurboTax Tax Freedom let me prepare a return for only one dependent child, when I have two children with earned income?

xmasbaby0

Level 15

You are posting to an old thread and your question is unrelated. Please ask your own new question. Are you trying to claim a child as YOUR dependent or are you trying to prepare aa tax return for a child who had a job?

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borbean

Level 2

I would like to prepare a tax return for my son

xmasbaby0

Level 15

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 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://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/