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Level 1
posted Oct 25, 2023 12:00:17 PM

Of age child

My daughter is 19 and works full time and my son is 17 and works full time. Can I file them both on my taxes? Does my 19 year old have to file her own? We split the bills. 

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Level 15
Oct 25, 2023 12:03:04 PM

If your 19 year old is not a full-time student and has more than $4500 of her own income, you cannot claim her as a dependent.   The 17 year old can still be claimed, but you will not get the child tax credit--he is too old.  You will get the $500 credit for other dependents for claiming him.

 

IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent  

 

For the 17 year old:

 

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return.  He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return.  (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

 

 

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Level 1
Oct 25, 2023 12:06:05 PM

Thank you. My 19 year old will file her own taxes and I will claim the 17 year old. I also have a 10year old who is eligible for the child tax credit.