You are NOT Required to File a Tax Return in These Situations

"you are single you're not claiming a child and your only source of income is you working as an employee and you made under twelve thousand two hundred dollars if that's your situation you are not required to file a tax return"

"you are married filing jointly you are not claiming a child and you and your spouse as employees or as an employee earned under twenty four thousand four hundred in this situation you are not required to file a tax return"

"you are single you are claiming a child or children and you worked as an employee and made under eighteen thousand three hundred and fifty dollars if that's the case you are not required to file a tax return"

"you're married filing jointly you are claiming a child or children and your earned income from working as an employee is under twenty four thousand four hundred if that's the case you are not required to file a tax return"

"if you made over $400 in profits from your business from contracting consulting your Hustle whatever it is that you do for self-employment income then you are required to file tax return"

"if you're claiming your child as your dependents and they made working as an employee twelve thousand two hundred dollars or less in that situation they do not need to file their own separate tax return"

"if your child made eleven hundred dollars or more in interest and/or dividend income then unfortunately they need to file their own separate tax return"

"half the social care benefits and your other income if that amount is going to exceed $25,000 as a single person or $32,000 as a married filing joint couple but in that situation a portion of your social secur benefits will be taxable"

"half the social care benefits and your other income if that amount is going to exceed $25,000 as a single person or $32,000 as a married filing joint couple but in that situation a portion of your social secur benefits will be taxable"

"if your income subject to tax is below the standard deduction amount then you are not required to file a tax return"