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How does a 19-year-old who lives on their own claim themselves as a dependent on their income tax return?
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∙ 17y ago
at 16 you can legally work full time and once you begin working full time you can file income tax and if you were emancipated you can claim yourself since some 19 year olds are still dependents of their parents. YOu have to check with the IRS to know the actual age to claim yourself on taxes. * A minor of any age who qualifies under IRS rules as having enough taxable income to file (whether income from employment, trust funds, some SS benefits) files a single return using their income information and claiming themselves as a dependent. The rule for claiming oneself as a dependent is if the person has contributed more than 50% of income for their personal care. This means if you live with your parents but pay your own expenses you can claim your exemption status on your personal return, but your parents cannot claim you as a deduction on their return.
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∙ 16y agoAccording to the IRS, there are four key things that are looked at:
# Relationship - She's your daughter, no problem
# Age -Usually through age 18 there is an exception for full time students through age 24. # Residency - lives with you more than half the year, educational absences are acceptable. # Support - Dependant upon you for at least half their support. (Scholarships are not counted!)
More specifics are available in the IRS publication 501, linked to the left.
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Can you file your disabled spouse as a dependent?
Not as a dependent on the married filing joint income tax return. You will each get one exemption on the MFJ income tax return for a total of 2 exemptions.
If a dependent child files an income tax return will it affect the parent's US tax return?
Yes
Does being 16 and in full time education and working affect the family tax credit?
This should not have any affect on your parents income tax return if you are still their qualifying child dependent on their 1040 income tax return. And of course you do know that if your are their qualifying child dependent that you can NOT claim your self on your own income tax return for the exemption amount when your income tax return is completely correctly.
Can you file unearned on your taxes with 2 children?
If you are a dependent on another taxpayer's income tax return and you have 950 or more of unearned income you would be required to file a income tax return.
What is the minimum income requirement in order to file an income tax return individually and not as a dependent?
Everyone is allowed to file an individual tax return, whether they are a dependent or not. Even if you are a dependent, you are required to file your own tax return if you have sufficient income to require the filing of a tax return. There is one exception: If a child under 18 (24 if a fulltime student) has income ONLY from interest and dividends and has income under $9500 (in 2009), the parents may report the dividends and interest on Form 8814 instead of filing a return for the child if they wish. And even if you are not required to file a return, you are allowed to file a return, whether you are a dependent or not. You would want to file a return if you had tax withheld from your salary or from other payments or are eligible for a refundable tax credit. If you choose not to file, you will eventually forfeit your refund. With the one exception noted above, your parents (or whoever is claiming you as a dependent) are not allowed to claim your income or your refund on their tax return.
Can you claim your child if they file taxes too?
Yes as long as all of the rules are met by and the child to be your qualifying child dependent on your income tax return. Dependent not allowed a personal exemption. If you can claim an exemption for your dependent, the dependent cannot claim his or her own personal exemption on his or her own tax return. This is true even if you do not claim the dependent's exemption on your return or if the exemption will be reduced under the phaseout rule described under Phaseout of Exemptions, later. Make sure that the dependent indicates on the 1040 income tax return that him/her is using indicates this and cannot claim the 3650 exemption amount on the income tax return that is being filed.
If your child has a job can you claim them on your income tax?
Yes as long as you and your child meet all of the rules for you to be able to claim your child as a qualified child dependent on your 1040 income tax return. You child will file the child's own 1040 income tax return and will have to make sure and check the box that says they can be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayers income tax return and the child will get the 3650 exemption on the child's own income tax return. The number of exemptions will be -0- zero WHEN the 1040 income tax return is completely correctly.
Do you have to file a tax return if you made less than 600.00?
Not if the 600 is all of your worldwide gross income and you are probably a qualifying relative dependent on another taxpayers income tax return you would not need to file a income tax return.
Do you have to claim income a dependent made?
Not on your income tax return. But the dependent may want to file the dependents own income tax return claiming the dependents income on it.The dependent cannot claim the dependent own exemption on the dependent own income tax return and will have to make sure that the dependent indicates on the dependent income tax return that the dependent is eligible to be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayers income tax return.Go to www.irs.gov and use the search box for Publication 17 (2009), Your Federal Income Tax for Individualshttp://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/index.htmlGo to chapter 3 Exemption thenYour Own ExemptionYou can take one exemption for yourself unless you can be claimed as a dependent by another taxpayer. If another taxpayer is entitled to claim you as a dependent, you cannot take an exemption for yourself even if the other taxpayer does not actually claim you as a dependent.Then Exemptions for DependentsDependent not allowed a personal exemption. If you can claim an exemption for your dependent, the dependent cannot claim his or her own personal exemption on his or her own tax return. This is true even if you do not claim the dependent's exemption on your return or if the exemption will be reduced under the phaseout rule described under Phaseout of Exemptions, later.I believe the above is only partly correct as to what your really asking.For example, if you have a child that has income (by employment, by inherritance, etc), even though you may list them as a dependent, that persons income is TAXABLE at your rate. (In other words, because the adult has reasonable income and pays tax at say 25%, if he shifts income to, or his child has income of an amount that presumably would be taxed much less (tax on 10K annually being virtually 0 %), essentially that income must be included as yours to get taxed at the higher rate.See the many publications on "Kiddie Tax".
Can a dependent earn too much to be claimed on your tax return?
A "dependent" who supports themselves isn't really your dependent, and therefore can't be claimed as one.
If a minor owes less than 500 dollars for income tax do they have to pay?
If a minor has any income tax liability the minor would be required to file a income tax return. When you are a dependent on another individual income tax return and you have 950 or more of unearned income you are required to file a federal income tax return.
Does someone over 65 as a dependent have to file tax returns?
Yes this is very possible and if as a dependent you have unearned income of 950 or more of unearned income in the 2009 or 2010 tax year then you are REQUIRED to file a tax return and pay any federal income tax that will be due when you complete your 1040 federal income tax return correctly.
