My wife has 3 W-2s for last year, does she have to include them in our filing?

Question

All 3 of her jobs she earned a couple of hundred at each. Does she have to add them into our income when filing taxes? Please provide links to answers given, as I have searched but can not find an answer. Thank you.

I have looked around the irs.gov site already and could not find any relevant information. It may not be worth the trouble to file these, but I don't want to end up in trouble either. Thanks for any links to specific answers.

Answer 1

Yes they must be included
Wages and salaries are payments received by an employee for performing services for an employer. Generally, any payment received for performing personal services must be included in your gross income. Amounts withheld from pay for income tax, social security and Medicare taxes, pensions, insurance, and union dues are considered "received" and must be included in gross income in the year they are withheld. Generally, your employer's contribution to a qualified pension plan for you is not included in gross income at the time it is contributed. However, amounts withheld under certain salary reduction agreements with your employer may have to be included in gross income in the year they are withheld.

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc401.html

Answer 2

You won't find a statement from the IRS that small amounts on a W-2 don't have to be reported. Here is a quote from Pub 17 Your Federal Income Tax for Individuals (page 42)

Form W-2. If you are an employee, you should receive Form W-2 from your employer showing the pay you received for your services. Include your pay on line 7 of Form 1040 or Form 1040A, or on line 1 of Form 1040EZ, even if you do not receive a Form W-2.

So, all W-2's are included on your return.

Answer 3

As someone said above if you file separately, and you file "married separate", she may not have to file at all. This is almost certainly a bad idea. You would not get back any of her withholding, and would probably actually have a bigger tax liability, so you should file jointly. Page 22 from instructions (link below), discusses line 7. It says to put the total "wages, salaries, tips, etc. If a joint return, also include your spouse's income." on that line. It further says that for most people this should be box 1 on their W-2(s).

Answer 4

As far as I know, you must include any W-2. If she earned wages less than 600, they are not reportable unless she received a 1099 from the employer.

If it is for such a small amount than it probably won't make a big impact on your taxes anyway.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Probably since she only made several hundred dollars, if you filed seperately she may not have to file. If you file jointly and together you made enough, you have to file. And, even if you didnt make enough to have to file, if they took any out you probably should file to get it back,

Answer 7

She doesnt have to...but she could! I think if you earned below 3,000 you dont have to. I could be wrong on the amount...it's probably higher now. But here the site to IRS!

http://www.irs.gov/

Actually, check her w-2's to see if there's Fed tax withheld...then t might be to her benefit to file...because that be part of her refund!

ah, here's the exact page: http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96623,00.html

Answer 8

yup - any W-2 must be filed!