Survivors Benefits

[Naldiene06]

My daughter gets survivors social security benefits. She doesn’t work and has no other income. I file for her as a dependent on my taxes. Do I need to report her benefits on my taxes since she’s my dependent? Or does she needs to file her own taxes and can’t be filed as my dependent?

[rjs · Accepted solution]

If Social Security survivor benefits are your daughter's only income she does not have to file a tax return. You do not report her benefits on your tax return, so the survivor benefits do not get reported anywhere. You can claim her as a dependent if she meets all the requirements.

[Bsch4477]

Having no other income her social security is not taxed.  You don’t report her income on your return and if otherwise qualified you can claim her as a dependent.