Dependent's tax return

I claimed my son as a dependent on this year's tax return. he worked over the summer last year and earned about $2500.00. He paid taxes and I think he can file for a return on his taxes. Can he file taxes even though he is a dependent? If Yes, would it in anyway affect my tax return? Thanks

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Slain
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Yes, he can and should file and no, your return is not affected in any way. Although it doesn't appear that he is required to file, he can and should file to claim a refund of any income tax withheld. He won't be eligible to claim his own personal exemption but at his income level it won't make any difference. If, in addition to his wages, he has less than $300 of investment income, he is eligible for a full refund all income tax withheld. Encourage him to e-file his return through the IRS-sponsored FreeFile program. There are numerous participating tax software companies from which he can choose. I filed my son's return using H & R Block FreeFile. The HRB online filing website is nicely organized and user-friendly. If he signs the return electronically, there is no paperwork whatsoever to send to IRS. And if your son has a checking or savings account, he can ask to have his refund direct deposited, which usually takes about 10 days following IRS acceptance of the return.

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Frederick Lorca

He files his own return indicating that he is a dependent. He doesn't get a personal exemption, but he does get the standard deduction as calculated for dependents. If that was his only income he'll get a refund of everything withheld for Federal income tax.

-- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD

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Phil Marti

Assuming your son qualified to be your dependent, yes he can file a tax return to get back his withholding. His standard deduction is his earned income (about $2500 per above) plus $300 so he won't have a tax liability and will get all the withheld taxes back. File a 1040-EZ. This won't affect your return.

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brownie

He should file to obtain a refund of taxes withheld from his pay. It does not impact your taxes. When he files he should make sure that he does not claim his own personal exemption as you have already claimed him as your dependent.

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A.G. Kalman

Yes. Dependents can always file their own returns.

No, it would not. However, if he had investment income,

*your* return may affect *his*.

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Rich Carreiro

He can, and should, file a tax RETURN to get a REFUND of the tax that was withheld from his pay. He can file even though he is a dependent, but he cannot claim a personal exemption for himself. His filing will not affect the tax RETURN that you file, nor will it affect the REFUND that you get. Bob Sandler

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Bob Sandler

Sure he can, and with that low an income he'll get back all of his federal withholding. Just make sure HE doesn't claim himself as well (that is, he should claim zero exemptions).

-- John D. Goulden

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John D. Goulden

If he wants a refund of withheld income taxes he has to file a return. He will have a standard deduction of his earned income + $300 (or so?

- it's in the 1040 instructions). He would not get a personal exemption because he is your dependent. Based on the facts you present he should get a full refund of withheld income taxes.

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Bill Brown

Yes, your son can ( and probably should if he has any money withheld ) file his taxes. It shouldn't affect your return unless he is over the age of 18 and not a student.

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Bob

Yes, your son can ( and probably should if he has any money withheld ) file his taxes. It shouldn't affect your return unless he is over the age of 18 and not a student.

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Bob

If your son had Federal or state taxes withheld from the job, should definately file even if there is no tax due. Depending on your son's age & any other income, there could be other issues such as the kiddee tax. ___________________________________

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Benjamin Yazersky CPA

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com (Slain) posted:

Yes, he can certainly file a tax return -- even though he has been claimed as a dependent. Indeed, he _ought_ to do so, in order to recover any tax withheld. You don't mention his age, but I presume you're claiming him because he is either under age 19 or under age 24 and a student, and living with you (even though he may attend school elsewhere). When he files, he should be careful to enter -0- in the area for claiming exemptions. If he's using software, usually there will be a prompt to the effect, "Can you be claimed as a dependent by another person?" ... which is where he should answer, "Yes." This will remove the personal exemption claim for himself. He will still be entitled to the standard deduction ($5,150 for 2006), which is more than enough to reduce his income below taxable level. So long as he is careful not to claim his personal exemption, it will not affect your return. (If he claimed himself, it would result in rejection of an e-filing, since you already claimed him ... and if he filed on paper, it would cause IRS to initiate an investigation to determine which return was correct.) Bill

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Bill

You have provided no information to indicate that he qualifies to be your dependent, such as age, residency, student status. Provided that you meet those qualifiers, his earnings should have no effect. Yes, if he had money withheld from his wages he should file a "dependent" return to get a refund.

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Herb Smith

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