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Yes as long as you and the child meet all of the rules that have to met that would allow you to claim the qualifying child as a dependent exemption on your 1040 federal income tax return.
The QC dependent will have to file the QC own 1040 federal income tax return and will NOT be able to claim the exemption amount of 3650 for the QC on the QC own income tax return. Be sure that the QC checks the box on the 1040 income tax return to indicate that the QC is being claimed as a dependent on another taxpayer income tax return.
For all of the rules go to the IRS.gov website and use the search box for PUBLICATION 17 go to chapter 3. Personal Exemptions and Dependents
Qualifying Child
There are six tests that must be met for a child to be your qualifying child.
The six tests are
1 Relationship
2 Age
3 Residency
4 Support
5 Joint return, and
6 Special test for qualifying child of more than one person.
These tests are explained next.
Table 3-1 Overview of the Rules for Claiming an Exemption for a Dependent
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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.
If a dependent child files an income tax return will it affect the parent's US tax return?
Yes
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.
Can you claim your daughter as a dependent if she filed income tax?
If you and her meet all of the rules for her to be your qualifying child dependent on your income tax return yes.Go to the IRS gov web site and use the search box for Publication 17 (2009), Your Federal Income Tax for IndividualsGo to chapter 3 Exemption
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".
You had no income but a dependent child do you get the child tax credit?
No
What is the maximum income an adult child can earn and still be taken as a dependent on a federal income tax return?
For 2007, the child cannot have gross income of over $3,400.
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.
How do you file income tax with your child as a dependent?
On the form you list your dependents and their SS#, where asked.
Can I claim earned income credit for my child while the other parent claims him as a dependent?
i think you can
If a dependent child files an income tax return will it affect the parent's US tax return?
Yes
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.
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.
Does your child need to file taxes for their Social Security money?
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.
Can child care paid through child support be claimed on taxes?
Yes, if you paid for child care, regardless of where the income comes from, you can claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
Can a sixteen year old claimed their own income taxes?
Yes. If a qualifying child dependent of another taxpayer the child will have to check the box on the 1040 income tax return that they are using indicating that they are being claimed as a dependent and would have to use the worksheet that is provided in the instruction book for the 1040 tax form that they are using. The QC would not be able to claim the exemption amount on child's own income tax return
Can you claim your daughter as a dependent if she filed income tax?
If you and her meet all of the rules for her to be your qualifying child dependent on your income tax return yes.Go to the IRS gov web site and use the search box for Publication 17 (2009), Your Federal Income Tax for IndividualsGo to chapter 3 Exemption
