Subj : Re: Re: Taxes
To   : Jimmy Anderson
From : phigan
Date : Mon Jan 22 2024 19:02:37

> getting it all back and you claiming him as a dependant. And I'm not sure
> of the law, but you might can do BOTH?

A dependant is someone who you paid more than half of their living expenses. They can still make money and not pay their living expenses :). So you definitely can do both. The 15 year old should file taxes to get back anything that was withheld, and regardless of what he made he probably didn't pay more than half of his living expenses so is still a dependent. Though, I think on the 15 year old's taxes, he has to SAY that someone else claims him as a dependent.

I've always done my own taxes, but I can't say I've been in the situation of not having to file but filing anyway.

-pH

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