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posted Feb 15, 2025 11:25:17 AM

I want to file a 2024 return for my 16 year old son, who is a dependent but earned $7K in W-2 income. Do I need to create a separate account within Intuit to do that?

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Feb 15, 2025 11:34:24 AM

Yes----you can probably use the Free Edition for his return if he has a W-2.  He needs his own account and his own user ID.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp

 

 

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 from boxes 2 or 17 (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 or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

 

 

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/