My 17yo high school niece received a W-2 for $1620 (taxes,SSI,medicare withheld) for summer work and a 1099-NEC for $1962 (no withholding) for sporadic work at a local theatre.
1. Does she have to file at all? ( she filed last year but only received a W-2, and a refund)
2. If she must file it seems the 1099NEC is treating her as self employed and TTax says she owes the Federal $230 or $113.
Help please as to how to advise her
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Yes---she has to file because of the self-employment income.
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/
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