Son, 17, lives at home. still in high school. had part time job. earned $4500. is he required to file?

[imoutcat]

Son, 17, lives at home. still in high school. had part time job. earned $4500. is he required to file?

[xmasbaby0]

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 may want to use this version of TT for that:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program

[imoutcat]

Thank you for that response. However it’s not what I asked. I’m asking if he is required to file. Not if he can file. 

[SweetieJean]

As stated in the answer:   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.

He might also need to file a State return.  Each state has different filing requirements.