However, parents may elect to include the child's
unearned income on their tax return.
Not exact matches
If the dependent child's 2017
unearned income is less than $ 10,500, he made no estimated
tax payments during the year, and he had no
income tax withheld at the source, parents can generally elect to claim his investment
income on their own
return.
You may be able to include a dependent child's
income on your
tax return if the
income consists entirely of interest and dividends (as opposed to capital gains), if the amount of the
unearned income is less than $ 10,000, and if the child is under age 19 or a full - time student under age 24.
If certain requirements are met, the child's parents may elect to report the child's
unearned income on their own
tax return.