Can my 19 year old boys who graduate high school 2016, whom I am claiming , file their 2016 W2s for under $2000 in earnings next year with their 2017 W2s.

[floydsr]

I have twin 19year old boys who attended high school and graduated in June & August 2016.  They both received under $2000 ea on W2s,. I am claiming them this year, and was wondering can they report these W2s next year along with 2017 W2s, to get their federal withholdings back from this years W2?

[MinhT · Accepted solution]

No, they cannot report their 2016 forms W-2 in 2017.

To obtain a refund of tax withheld, they need to file 2016 tax returns (one return for each boy). They need to indicate on their returns that they can be claimed as a dependent by someone else in the Personal Info of TurboTax.