How to file my 18 year olds w2

[messicks]

we claim him as dependent.  He has part time job and made $5593.00.  how do we file. do we file on our taxes or file a separate return?  Just want to make sure I do this correctly.

[PayneL · Accepted solution]

He will file a separate return with his own income. 

To do this online he will have to create an account of his own, as you can only file one return per account from the online product.

When he is going through the personal info section of the product just make sure that he indicates that he can be and will be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return. Other than that it should be a similar process to filing your own taxes.

[alexis-osredkar]

I believe that in the dependent section on your taxes, there is an option for a dependent that does earn income. But he will have to file his own and choose the "someone else claims me as a dependent" option.

[messicks]

So, just to clarify for myself, I do not add this anywhere on my return.  I simply claim him on mine and file a separate one on him indicating he is claimed as a dependent on another return?

[PayneL]

Correct

[messicks]

Thank you all much!  I just wanted to make sure I was doing this wright.  Appreciate the guidance!