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That can't possibly be true. There's something big missing from this story because you will never end up being taxed more than you earned. And the income should
by ziml77 5y ago
That can't possibly be true. There's something big missing from this story because you will never end up being taxed more than you earned. And the income shouldn't have been attributed to your dad since the money was being paid to you. And you certainly didn't earn anywhere near enough to meet the minimum amount needed to even pay tax at all.
- adolph 5y agoI definitely have parts missing from the story since it was a long time ago, early to mid eighties--the part I do remember is my dad's mild disbelief and feeling terrible that I had caused it.
- LorenPechtel 5y agoIt could happen with penalties.
- junar 5y agoNot who you're replying to, but my take is that if everyone complied with their tax obligations correctly, nobody should have filed or owed taxes. The kid should probably have been a household employee. A household employee under the age of 18 is exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes. https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc756 https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc756 In addition, if they made less than their standard deduction, there would also be no income tax liability or filing requirement. What probably happened was that the kid was incorrectly sent a 1099 form. This is wrong for two reasons. First, it's not needed for a personal residence or rental properties for investment, only for businesses. Second, a household employee is not a contractor, and should generally receive a W-2 (or nothing at all, in the kid's case).
- LorenPechtel 5y agoThe kid is likely mowing neighbor's yards.