I am filling out my son's taxes. He did not file last year, but we had to file taxes for him the year before. How do I proceed in filling out this year's taxes for him?

jake5josh7 · ‎June 4, 2019

MarilynG · ‎June 4, 2019

Since your son had no tax return in 2016, when you are preparing 2017, if TurboTax asks for any 2016 information, you will enter $0 (or leave blank).

When going through the Efile process, he will be directed to a website to get an IRS PIN since he did not have a 2016 AGI to enter.

The return is prepared with income, expenses, etc. from 2017, without considering any amounts from 2016.

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MarilynG · ‎June 4, 2019

Since your son had no tax return in 2016, when you are preparing 2017, if TurboTax asks for any 2016 information, you will enter $0 (or leave blank).

When going through the Efile process, he will be directed to a website to get an IRS PIN since he did not have a 2016 AGI to enter.

The return is prepared with income, expenses, etc. from 2017, without considering any amounts from 2016.

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**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

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