Minor Dependents with income

[PatriciaR · Accepted solution]

You do not enter your child's earned income from wages reported on a W-2 on your tax return.

Your child is not required to file a tax return if their earned income reported on a W-2 was less than $6,300.  If your child's W-2, for 2016 had federal income tax withheld, they may want to file a federal income tax return to get money back (refund). TurboTax Online has a Free version they may be able to use.

If your child chooses to complete an income tax return, it is important that they choose the following options: 

• Someone else can claim me as a dependent on their tax return and
• And this person will claim me on their 2016 tax return.

[dkiyabu]

Same situation, just need to know if the child would need to file a California State Tax return. My child put exempt on his W4 form, so taxes were witheld. If a CA State Tax needs to be filed, what form? My child is 16 and claimed as my dependent.