Had quick question about 22 year old daughter that lives with us all year and recently had a baby in nov and has part time seasonal job?

[sr031051]

she will be doing her own tax return and doubt she made much for 2017 since seasonal job

[xmasbaby0]

Is she a full-time-time student?  If not, did she earn more than $4050 in 2017?

[sr031051]

she is not a student and haven't gotten final pay stub to see what she made yet but could be close to that amount

[xmasbaby0]

That is important.  If she made over $4050 in 2017 then you cannot claim her since she is not a full-time student.  If she made less than that amount you could claim her (and her child) as your dependent for 2017.

[sr031051]

thats interesting. guess I will know soon when she gets her final pay stub for this year. thank you for reply

[xmasbaby0]

Wait for her W-2.  Never use a pay stub to prepare a tax return.  The information will not really match.
Meanwhile:
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[SweetieJean]

Does the baby's father live there as well?

[sr031051]

I usually do wait for w-2 just start the process and once it comes verify info before going forward and if I am able to claim them will she still have to file her return?

[sr031051]

not in picture

[SweetieJean]

Is she getting a W-2, or a 1099-MISC? Were any taxes withheld?

[sr031051]

should be w-2 since seasonal job is with city

[xmasbaby0]

Even if you are able to claim your daughter as your dependent, she can file a tax return to recover taxes withheld from her pay.  But is that is the situation, then she will need to say on her return that she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.  It really all depends on that figure of $4050 for you.

[sr031051]

so if she falls under the amount listed then we can claim both on ours as dependents for our return and then she would do her return saying be claimed on someone elses and will that hurt her more than help?

[sr031051]

sorry for so many questions but have used this software for many years and wanted to continue

[SweetieJean]

She must report her situation truthfully. If you can claim her, she cannot claim the baby (but you can).