My son had a job over the summer and i have his W2. where do i enter his wage information?

[amy-j-hooper]

He is 18 and a college student and worked for 2-3 months after he graduated high school

[DoninGA · Accepted solution]

You do not enter a dependent child's earned income from wages reported on a W-2 or income from self-employment on your tax return.  The dependent can file their own tax return and indicate on the return that they can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.  

The dependent child does not have to file a tax return if the wages reported on the W-2 were less than $6,300 but if taxes were withheld they should file a tax return for a refund.  If the income was from self-employment of $400 or more then they would be required to file a tax return.

Your state may have different filing requirements than federal for dependents, so check your state tax website for information.