If SSI is the only income that you and your spouse, if married, receive then you will not be required to file an income tax return for the Federal Government.
if a person receiving ssi was a dependent on someone else's taxes last year, will they get a stimulus check
If you had no earned income, or you were, perhaps receiving SSI benefits as your only income, then there is no need to file a tax return. However, if you had earned income and make it a habit to not file, it will eventually catch up with you and could be the result of an audit and you owing the IRS.
No. The SSI income would be your son's, not yours.
You should always file a tax return. If your children are dependent upon you, yes, you would claim them on your taxes. There are many free tax services available to assist you with your questions and in filing out forms.
SSI
SSI payments are not taxable. But there are no special rules for SSI recipients. They follow the same rules for taxes on their other income as any other taxpayer would. To see if you need to file a return, consult Tables 1, 2, and 3 on pages 2, 3, and 4 of Publication 501: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf
can i file for my tithes if i am on ssi
If you had no earned income, or you were, perhaps receiving SSI benefits as your only income, then there is no need to file a tax return. However, if you had earned income and make it a habit to not file, it will eventually catch up with you and could be the result of an audit and you owing the IRS.
No. But they can't claim themselves if they file. No. But they can't claim themselves if they file.
If you want to file a tax return YES you can. SSI (supplement security income) would not be taxable income that you would report on your 1040 income tax return. If you do NOT have any taxable worldwide income that you are required to report on your federal 1040 income tax return it would NOT benefit you to file a federal income tax return and you would NOT meet any of the MUST FILE A INCOME TAX RETURN requirement's. If you want to file a tax return YES you can.
Sure. Anyone can file a tax return if they want to. SSI benefits themselves are not taxable, but if you have other sources of income, they might be taxable. Whether or not you have any taxable income, you can file if you want to, but there may be little point in doing so.
Normally. It makes no difference how or when during the year the income was made.
NO, not if the child is over 18 and receiving an SSI check.
There will be no effect.
There will be no effect.
Mental disorders consider some individuals as disabled due to not being able to perform properly with other individuals. Bipolar nos can qualify a person for receiving ssi benefits.
Please check with your Social Security Office since there are restrictions for people receiving SSI.
You will have to pay federal taxes on your Social Security benefits if you file a federaltax return as an individual and your total income is more than $25,000. If you file a joint return, you will have to pay taxes if you and your spouse have a total income of more than $32,000.