If I have a dependent who earned less than $6000 do I have to claim that income on my return?

[DoninGA]

You do not report your dependent's earned income from wages or from self employment on your return.  If the dependent is a child under the age of 19 or a full time student under the age of 24 and has income from wages reported on a W-2 and the income reported is under $6,300, they do not have to file a federal tax return.

They can file if under the $6,300 amount to get a refund of the federal taxes withheld.  If they do file for either the refund or if the wages were greater then $6,300, make sure that they indicate on their tax returns that they can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.  Also, note that if the income was from self employment, reported on a form 1099-MISC or cash, and the amount is $400 or more they are required to file a return for the income received.

Your state may have other reporting requirements for a dependents income and may be less then the federal requirements, so check with your state tax department website for more information.

[jrod8969]

If my child  earned $6696.79 in wages, does she have to file taxes. If she does, can i still claim her as a full time student and im supporting her by paying college tutiton and living expenses?

Thanks 

Jesse 

[xmasbaby0]

@jrod8969

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 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/

[DoninGA]

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@jrod8969 wrote:

If my child  earned $6696.79 in wages, does she have to file taxes. If she does, can i still claim her as a full time student and im supporting her by paying college tutiton and living expenses?

Thanks 

Jesse 

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If  she is a full time student under the age of 24 then you should be able to claim her as a dependent under the Qualifying Child rules.

If the income she earned is reported on a W-2 she does not have to file tax return since her income is less than $12,950.  However, if taxes were withheld from her wages she should file to get a refund for the taxes withheld.  If she does file a return make sure that she indicates on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.