how much money does a 16year old have to make before filing a tax return?
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I'm sure that anyone that has worked must file a tax return, regardless of age. Usually you will receive money back! So don't delay...file today!
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It used to be 7 years but they are so far above the law now that they pretty much do as they please.  I personally know of a person who got audited because they didn't file a return in 1956-in 1995!  He didn't file that year because he had gone back to school and was living with his parents and didn't have any income for the year.  The IRS didn't care.  They made him pay the average of his tax for 1955 and 1957-with penalties.  Oh, and this friend is a lawyer too...
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The answer depends on your income, not your withholding or refund or anything else. On the first page of your tax booklet it should say something like "Who has to file?" or "Filing Requirements" If your income falls into the guidelines you have to file a return, period.  Every other consideration as to who is claiming who as a dependendant or how much you may or may not owe or whether or not you got a refund last year is secondary.  The fact that you are a student has nothing to do with anything regarding the amount of your income.
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You fill out the form 1040 (follow the instructions).  I am assuming you are younger and the form 1040EZ would more than likely suffice for you.  Fill it out and then mail it to your "branch" of the IRS for your state.
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I did take a course so that I could prepare individual income tax returns, and I learned about the ways I can 'manipulate' the tax system to my benefit without cheating; like planning to attend school in a year that I may not be able to claim a child turning 17 that year, for instance.  I may even get a better credit for being considered a freshman or sophomore (up to $1500) than the $1000 child tax credit. I may no longer be 20 years old, but it seems that going back to school in my later years will pay off in several ways. :)
106555
The IRS has a simple equation thus,\nHow much did you earn.....+\nHow much did you spend...-\nGive us the rest...........=
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That depends on a number of factors such as the age and blood relationship you have with the adult.  If the adult does not have  a blood relationship they must have lived with you all year,they can not earn more than $3,300 (for 2006) and you must have paid more than half of their total support.\n\nYou can read all of the rules in chapter 3 of IRS Publication 17 at the following link;\nhttp://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p17.pdf
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The creditor must report any amount above $600.  You must report any amount above $0.  There is no special tax rate.  It is treated as regular income.
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Whenever they want to start spending money. The earlier you start, the more money you will have to spend. Usually, the typical age a teenage starts working is between the ages of 14 and 16.
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The minimum federal tax bracket is 15% so you pay 15% of whatever amount you earn each quarter.  And seeing that you overpaid your first quarter taxes (since 15% of $7000 is only $1050), you will receive a refund when you file your tax return next April.  However, you said you run a daycare, so any expenses you incur to run your business, like food, toys, etc. are tax deductible items so when you file your tax return next April, you should itemize these tax deductible items instead of taking the standard deduction and it should lower your tax.  And you do not need to hire anyone to do this for you.  You can do it yourself, just follow the instructions for each line on the 1040 form.
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Gift tax is always paid by the donor (giver). You usually don't pay any gift tax until you have given away $1,000,000. If you give one person more than $12,000 you must file a gift tax return but no tax is due unless you have surpassed the million dollar limit.  You could give 50 people $11,999 and not have to file a gift tax return.  Talk to your tax professional if you plan on giving more than $12,000 to one individual.  If you are receiving the money nothing you need to do.
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If you are earning more than $400.00 from being a nanny, you have to claim it and pay self employment tax on it. You will report this using schedule C and Schedule SE in addition to your regular 1040.
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That depends on how much you expect to make and whether or not you have to pay state taxes also.  Not knowing this, I would say around 30% or more if your income is high.
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No, your teenager *probably* doesn't need to file a return. However, you could go to the IRS website (see link below) and file for free through the Free File Alliance. This would *probably* allow him to get back his $9, and it's good practice (better to start learning about taxes before he needs to, rather than waiting until it's too late).
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That depends on many factors, including your state and local income tax rates.  However, you can use the tables at this site http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/article/0,,id=133517,00.html "backwards", to calculate the amount you'd have to earn before taxes to take home $35,000.
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Probably 18 without parent and 16 with. Also if you are going to do this make sure you do some research on costs because some can be pretty expensive.
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Depends on what it is for.  There are no easy answers to anything about the IRS.  If it's for basic business purposes, 35cents.