I claim my daughter as my dependent. I have a custodial account for her that sent a 1099-INT and 1099-B in her name. She has no earned income and her only unearned income is from this account and was less than $900 so to my understanding she does not need to file taxes, but I just want to clarify because of the dollar amounts on the 1099-B. The1099-INT reports less than $900 interest. The 1099-B has $10,000 in Proceeds (box 1d) and $10,000 in Cost Basis (box 1e) with a gain/loss of $0. Do I need to file this somewhere? Thanks for the advice.
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Yes, she does need to file because the filing requirement includes the proceeds of the 1099-B and the 1099-INT even though she has less than the filing requirement when the cost basis is placed on the return. The taxpayer is always responsible for the reporting of the cost basis even though the financial agents are now required to report it as well. The filing requirement uses 'Gross Income' which is before cost basis.
She needs to file her own tax return because the 1099-B cannot be included on your tax return.
The IRS defines unearned income as:
If you have more questions, please provide more clarification as to what types of income are on your tax return, and exactly where you see it under deductions and credits.
Yes, she does need to file because the filing requirement includes the proceeds of the 1099-B and the 1099-INT even though she has less than the filing requirement when the cost basis is placed on the return. The taxpayer is always responsible for the reporting of the cost basis even though the financial agents are now required to report it as well. The filing requirement uses 'Gross Income' which is before cost basis.
She needs to file her own tax return because the 1099-B cannot be included on your tax return.
The IRS defines unearned income as:
If you have more questions, please provide more clarification as to what types of income are on your tax return, and exactly where you see it under deductions and credits.
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