I need to file my sons taxes but he’s 17 and he can’t claim himself because he’s 17 and I have to be head of household... what do I do as a single mom?

[bgreen921979]

I have always filed single head of household with him as my dependent but it’s his first job and I don’t know what he is suppose to do because I will be doing his taxes this year. Help??!!!!

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

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 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