Total Household Income

[jwarnke]

I live with my parents. I was unemployed all of 2020 but had a small income from selling stocks on E-Trade. They do not claim me a dependent. Do I include their income in my household income here? 

Do I include the sale of stocks profit here?

[AliciaP1]

No, your household, for tax purposes, consists of you and the dependents you are claiming.  In other words, the people who are listed on your tax return, even though your real-world household includes your parents.

You will only include your income regardless of its source.

[ErmaDearness]

No, you do not report your parent's income as part of your household income. Your income will be based on the long-term / short-term gains and losses of the stocks you sold. You should have received or be able to retrieve a history or summary of those 2021 sales from the E-Trade site - typically on your account's documents or tax forms page.