NEED TO ENTER MY DAUGHTERS W2

lytle361 · ‎June 6, 2019

LAST YEAR OUR DAUGHTER STARTED WORKING AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND/ADD HER W2...ONLY LETS ME EDIT MINE AND MY SPOUSE

ThomasM · ‎June 6, 2019

You don't add her W-2 to your return. Adding certain children's income on the parents' return is only possible if the income is "unearned" (i.e. investment income).

She'll need to file her own return. It's possible she didn't earn enough to be required to file, but filing is the only way she'll get back any of the taxes withheld.

Assuming you're claiming her as a dependent, then when she files it's important that she check the box in the Personal Info section saying she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return. That way, she won't be claiming her own personal exemption.

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ThomasM · ‎June 6, 2019

You don't add her W-2 to your return. Adding certain children's income on the parents' return is only possible if the income is "unearned" (i.e. investment income).

She'll need to file her own return. It's possible she didn't earn enough to be required to file, but filing is the only way she'll get back any of the taxes withheld.

Assuming you're claiming her as a dependent, then when she files it's important that she check the box in the Personal Info section saying she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return. That way, she won't be claiming her own personal exemption.