How much does a student have to make before he or she has to file
an income tax return?
If you are an unmarried dependent, you must file a tax return if your earned
and/or unearned income exceeds certain limits. To find these limits refer
to Filing Requirements for Dependents in Publication 501 Exemption,
Standard Deduction and Filing Information. If part of your earned income is
from tips, see Tax Topic 402, Tips .
Even if you do not have to file, you should file a federal income tax return
to get money back if any of the following apply:
- You had income tax withheld from your pay.
- You qualify for the earned income credit.
- You qualify for the additional child tax credit.
Refer to
Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Filing
Information, for an explanation of the five exemption tests and filing requirement
rules.
For additional information see Tax
Information for Students
If two single people (never married) have a child and live together,
providing equal support for that child, can they both claim head of household
status?
Only the person who paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home
for the year would qualify for the head of household filing status. If both
people paid exactly the same amount, neither would qualify for the head of
household filing status. Please refer to Publication 501, Exemptions,
Standard Deduction, and Filing Information, for more information.
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