Submitted by No_Knowledge_5885 t3_11dlkbd in personalfinance
TL; DR: what happens if I just don't file since it's under the income minimum?
Every year, I've done my taxes, and as my son (now 21, full time college student) received W2s, did his taxes as well. I'm divorced, file as HOH, claim him as a dependent. In 2022, earned less than $8K. I started to do his taxes through TurboTax last night, and it was showing he was going to owe money. A coworker pointed out that his income is less than the $12,950 minimum income, so he doesn't even need to file. Which means any time I did it in the past was probably not necessary either, although he'd receive refunds back (not large amounts, but enough to be helpful for him).
So... since I started to file, but haven't completed the process... can I just not? Should I just delete out any of the W2 information I had input for him? I tried to ask Turbo Tax online for help, and the chat is really for "technical assistance." I could upgrade to a different plan (i.e., pay for their advice) but I don't really think that's necessary either. Any advice?
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