I claim my son as a dependent but I file a tax return for him because he had about $1,500 income and distribution from college funds. TurboTax says his standard deduction is $1907. This does not make sense. I don't know where the number came from. He has no itemized deduction so this is not a mistake in choosing the wrong deduction method. How do I fix it?
There is nothing to fix. The standard deduction for a person who can be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return is generally limited to the greater of $1,050 or the individual's earned income for the year plus $350 (but not more than the regular standard deduction amount, generally $6,300).
For more information, please see page 24 of IRS Pub 501: Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information.
There is nothing to fix. The standard deduction for a person who can be claimed as a dependent on another person's tax return is generally limited to the greater of $1,050 or the individual's earned income for the year plus $350 (but not more than the regular standard deduction amount, generally $6,300).
For more information, please see page 24 of IRS Pub 501: Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information.