{"id":270,"date":"2015-03-21T06:30:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cookco.us\/news\/?p=270"},"modified":"2015-03-20T09:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T14:06:47","slug":"five-key-points-about-children-with-investment-income","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/five-key-points-about-children-with-investment-income\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Key Points about Children with Investment Income"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Special tax rules may apply to some children who receive investment income. The rules may affect the amount of tax and how to report the income. Here are five key points to keep in mind if your child has investment income:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3df8e48.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-271\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3df8e48.png\" alt=\"greg cook\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3df8e48.png 220w, https:\/\/cookco.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/3df8e48-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Investment Income.\u00a0<\/strong> Investment income generally includes interest, dividends and capital gains. It also includes other unearned income, such as from a trust.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parent\u2019s Tax Rate.<\/strong> If your child&#8217;s total investment income is more than $2,000 then your tax rate may apply to part of that income instead of your child&#8217;s tax rate. See the instructions for <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwMzIwLjQzMTU4NTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDMyMC40MzE1ODU1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTkxNTc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;130&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/uac\/About-Form-8615\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Form 8615<\/span><\/a>, Tax for Certain Children Who Have Unearned Income.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parent\u2019s Return.\u00a0<\/strong> You may be able to include your child\u2019s investment income on your tax return if it was less than $10,000 for the year. If you make this choice, then your child will not have to file his or her own return. See <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwMzIwLjQzMTU4NTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDMyMC40MzE1ODU1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTkxNTc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;131&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/uac\/Form-8814,-Parents%27-Election-To-Report-Child%27s-Interest-and-Dividends\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Form 8814<\/span><\/a>, Parents&#8217; Election to Report Child&#8217;s Interest and Dividends, for more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Child\u2019s Return.\u00a0<\/strong> If your child\u2019s investment income was $10,000 or more in 2014 then the child must file their own return. File <a href=\"http:\/\/links.govdelivery.com\/track?type=click&amp;enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwMzIwLjQzMTU4NTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDMyMC40MzE1ODU1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTkxNTc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZ1c2VyaWQ9Z3JlZ0BiYXJhLm5ldCZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&amp;&amp;&amp;132&amp;&amp;&amp;http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/uac\/About-Form-8615\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Form 8615<\/span><\/a> with the child\u2019s federal tax return.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>5.\u00a0<strong>Net Investment Income Tax.\u00a0<\/strong> Your child may be subject to the Net Investment Income Tax if they must file Form 8615.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special tax rules may apply to some children who receive investment income. The rules may affect the amount of tax and how to report the income. Here are five key points to keep in mind if your child has investment income: Investment Income.\u00a0 Investment income generally includes interest, dividends and capital gains. 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