According to IRS regulations, any income over $600 in a year must be claimed. It is highly suggested that a return should be filed even if there is less than that in income.
Absolutely. If you have more than $400 in income from self-employment (i.e. being a contractor) you need to file.
With nothing else to go on but gross income of $7003... yes you need to file.
If you had no earned income, or you were, perhaps receiving SSI benefits as your only income, then there is no need to file a tax return. However, if you had earned income and make it a habit to not file, it will eventually catch up with you and could be the result of an audit and you owing the IRS.
If you have earned income over $900 you do. If you have any w-2's or 1099's you have to file.
No. Let's assume your son is unmarried, under age 65 and not blind, and that you are claiming him as a dependent. In this case, your son's earned income for 2009 must be over $5,700 before he is required to file US income taxes. He must also file if his unearned income for the year is over $950. He may want to file, though, if he qualifies for any refundable tax credits.
Yes you can file income taxes on $945.00 that you earned.
Absolutely. If you have more than $400 in income from self-employment (i.e. being a contractor) you need to file.
With nothing else to go on but gross income of $7003... yes you need to file.
If you had no earned income, or you were, perhaps receiving SSI benefits as your only income, then there is no need to file a tax return. However, if you had earned income and make it a habit to not file, it will eventually catch up with you and could be the result of an audit and you owing the IRS.
If you have earned income over $900 you do. If you have any w-2's or 1099's you have to file.
Yes this is very possible. The type of earned income your filing status and even a possible refund of any withheld income taxes.
A child who is a dependent and earns income must file a return if they earned the specified amount of money as mentioned on the income tax form.
No. Let's assume your son is unmarried, under age 65 and not blind, and that you are claiming him as a dependent. In this case, your son's earned income for 2009 must be over $5,700 before he is required to file US income taxes. He must also file if his unearned income for the year is over $950. He may want to file, though, if he qualifies for any refundable tax credits.
Does low income retiree need to file income tax?
No. For 2008 as a single dependent under 65 you only would be required to file if your earned income was over $5,450. For 2009 you only would be required to file if your income was over $5,700. Although you're not required to file, you should file anyway if any income tax was withheld from your earnings in order to receive a refund of that withholding.
When you do NOT have any earned or unearned gross worldwide taxable income you would not be required to file a income tax return.
If your state has income tax (some don't like TX, FL, NV) and you've earned over certain amount of income (depending on the state), you have to file your state tax.