A child's capital losses are taken into account in figuring the child's investment income. Capital losses are first applied against capital gains. If the capital losses are more than the capital gains, the difference (up to $3,000) is subtracted from the child's interest, dividends, and other investment income. Any difference over $3,000 is carried to the next year.
A child's investment income includes all income produced by property belonging to the child. This is true even if the property was transferred to the child, regardless of when the property was transferred or purchased or who transferred it.
A child's investment income includes income produced by property given as a gift to the child. This includes gifts to the child from grandparents or any other person and gifts made under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act.
Amanda's investment income is $1,900. This is the total of the dividends ($600), taxable interest ($1,200), and capital gains reduced by capital losses ($300 − $200 = $100). Her wages are earned (not investment) income because they are received for work actually done. Her tax-exempt interest is not included because it is nontaxable.
If a child is the beneficiary of a trust, distributions of taxable interest, dividends, capital gains, and other investment income from the trust are investment income to the child.
However, taxable distributions from a qualified disability trust are considered earned income for the purposes of completing Form 8615. See the Form 8615 instructions for details.
In figuring the amount to enter on line 1, the child's investment income is reduced by any penalty on the early withdrawal of savings.
If the child does not itemize deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040 or Form 1040NR), enter $1,900 on line 2.
Itemized deductions are directly connected with the production of investment income if they are for expenses paid to produce or collect taxable income or to manage, conserve, or maintain property held for producing income. These expenses include custodian fees and service charges, service fees to collect taxable interest and dividends, and certain investment counsel fees.
These expenses are added to certain other miscellaneous itemized deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). Only the amount greater than 2% of the child's adjusted gross income can be deducted. See Publication 529, Miscellaneous Deductions, for more information.
Roger, age 12, has investment income of $8,000, no other income, no adjustments to income, and itemized deductions of $300 (net of the 2%-of-adjusted-gross-income limit) that are directly connected with his investment income. His adjusted gross income is $8,000, which is entered on Form 1040, line 38, and on Form 8615, line 1. Line 2 is $1,900 because that is more than the sum of $950 and his directly-connected itemized deductions of $300.
Subtract line 2 from line 1 and enter the result on this line. If zero or less, do not complete the rest of the form. However, you must still attach Form 8615 to the child's tax return. Figure the tax on the child's taxable income in the normal manner.
Enter on line 4 the child's taxable income from Form 1040, line 43; Form 1040A, line 27; or Form 1040NR, line 41.
If the child files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ to claim the foreign earned income exclusion, housing exclusion, or housing deduction, the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet is used to figure the child's tax. When using Form 8615 to figure the amount to enter on line 4 of that worksheet, enter the amount from line 3 of the worksheet, instead of the child's taxable income, on line 4 of Form 8615.
A child's net investment income cannot be more than his or her taxable income. Enter on Form 8615, line 5, the smaller of line 3 or line 4. This is the child's net investment income.
If zero or less, do not complete the rest of the form. However, you must still attach Form 8615 to the child's tax return. Figure the tax on the child's taxable income in the normal manner.
The next step in completing Form 8615 is to figure a tentative tax on the child's net investment income at the parent's tax rate. The tentative tax at the parent's tax rate is the difference between the tax on the parent's taxable income figured with the child's net investment income (plus the net investment income of any other child whose Form 8615 includes the tax return information of that parent) and the tax figured without it.
When figuring the tentative tax at the parent's tax rate, do not refigure any of the exclusions, deductions, or credits on the parent's return because of the child's net investment income. For example, do not refigure the medical expense deduction.
Figure the tentative tax on lines 6 through 13. For an example, see the Illustrated Part II of Form 8615 above.
Enter on line 6 the amount from the parent's Form 1040, line 43; Form 1040A, line 27; Form 1040EZ, line 6; Form 1040NR, line 41; or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 14. If the parent's taxable income is zero or less, enter zero on line 6.
If the parent files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ to claim the foreign earned income exclusion, housing exclusion, or housing deduction, the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet in the Form 1040 instructions is used to figure the parent's tax. Enter the amount from line 3 of that worksheet, instead of the parent's taxable income, on line 6 of Form 8615.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203866If the tax return information of the parent is also used on any other child's Form 8615, enter on line 7 the total of the amounts from line 5 of all the other children's Forms 8615. Do not include the amount from line 5 of the Form 8615 being completed.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203867Paul and Jane Persimmon have three children, Sharon, Jerry, and Mike, who must attach Form 8615 to their tax returns. The children's net investment income amounts on line 5 of their Forms 8615 are:
- Sharon—$800
- Jerry—$600
- Mike—$1,000
Line 7 of Sharon's Form 8615 will show $1,600, the total of the amounts on line 5 of Jerry's and Mike's Forms 8615.
Line 7 of Jerry's Form 8615 will show $1,800 ($800 + $1,000).
Line 7 of Mike's Form 8615 will show $1,400 ($800 + $600).
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203868If the net investment income of the other children is not available when the return is due, either file the return using estimates or get an extension of time to file. Estimates and extensions are discussed earlier under
Providing Parental Information (Form 8615, Lines A–C).
Enter on this line the total of lines 5, 6, and 7. You must determine the amount of net capital gain and qualified dividends included on this line before completing line 9 of Form 8615.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203870Net capital gain is the smaller of the gain, if any, on Schedule D, line 15, or the gain, if any, on Schedule D, line 16. If Schedule D is not required, it is the amount on Form 1040, line 13; Form 1040A, line 10; or Form 1040NR, line 14.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203871Qualified dividends are those dividends reported on line 9b of Form 1040 or Form 1040A, or line 10b of Form 1040NR.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203872If neither the child, parent, nor any other child has net capital gain, the net capital gain on line 8 is zero.
If neither the child, parent, nor any other child has qualified dividends, the amount of qualified dividends on line 8 is zero.
If the child, parent, or any other child has net capital gain, figure the amount of net capital gain included on line 8 by adding together the net capital gain amounts included on lines 5, 6, and 7 of Form 8615. If the child, parent, or any other child has qualified dividends, figure the amount of qualified dividends included on line 8 by adding together the qualified dividend amounts included on lines 5, 6, and 7. Use the instructions for Form 8615, line 8, including the appropriate Line 5 Worksheet, to find these amounts.
Note.The amount of any net capital gain or qualified dividends is not separately reported on line 8. It is needed, however, when figuring the tax on line 9.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203874 Figure the tax on the amount on line 8 using the Tax Table, the Tax Computation Worksheet, the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet (in the Form 1040, 1040A, or 1040NR instructions), the Schedule D Tax Worksheet (in the Schedule D instructions), or Schedule J (Form 1040), as follows.
- If line 8 does not include any net capital gain or qualified dividends, use the Tax Table or Tax Computation Worksheet to figure this tax. But if Schedule J, Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen, is used to figure the tax on the parent's return, use it to figure this tax.
- If line 8 does include any net capital gain or qualified dividends, use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure this tax. For details, see the instructions for Form 8615, line 9. However, if the child, parent, or any other child has 28% rate gain or unrecaptured section 1250 gain, use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet. But if Schedule J is used to figure the tax on the parent's return, use it to figure this tax.
If line 8 includes any net capital gain or qualified dividends and the child or any other child filing Form 8615 also files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, use Using the Schedule D Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax, next, to figure the line 9 tax.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203876 Use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet (in the Schedule D instructions) to figure the line 9 tax on Form 8615 if the child, parent, or any other child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain or 28% rate gain. If you must use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, first complete any Schedule D and any actual Schedule D Tax Worksheet required for the child, parent, or any other child. Then figure the line 9 tax using another Schedule D Tax Worksheet. (Do not attach this Schedule D Tax Worksheet to the child's return.)
Complete this Schedule D Tax Worksheet as follows.
- On line 1, enter the amount from Form 8615, line 8.
- On line 2, enter the qualified dividends included on Form 8615, line 8. (See the earlier discussion for line 8.)
- On line 3, enter the total of the amounts, if any, on line 4g of all Forms 4952 filed by the child, parent, or any other child.
- On line 4, enter the total of the amounts, if any, on line 4e of all Forms 4952 filed by the child, parent, or any other child. If applicable, include instead the smaller amount entered on the dotted line next to line 4e.
- On lines 5 and 6, follow the worksheet instructions.
- On line 7, enter the net capital gain included on Form 8615, line 8. (See the earlier discussion for line 8.)
- On lines 8 through 10, follow the worksheet instructions.
- On line 11, enter zero if neither the child, parent, nor any other child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain (Schedule D, line 19) or 28% rate gain (Schedule D, line 18). Otherwise, enter the amount of unrecaptured section 1250 gain and 28% rate gain included in the net capital gain on line 8 of Form 8615. Figure these amounts as explained later under Figuring unrecaptured section 1250 gain (line 11) and Figuring 28% rate gain (line 11).
- If the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet was used to figure the parent's tax or the tax of any child, go to step 10 below. Otherwise, skip steps 10, 11, and 12 below, and go to step 13.
- Determine whether there is a line 8 capital gain excess as follows.
- Add the amounts on line 2 of all Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheets completed by the parent or any child for whom Form 8615 is filed. (But for each child do not add more than the excess, if any, of the amount on line 5 of the child's Form 8615 over the child's taxable income on Form 1040, line 43; Form 1040A, line 27; or Form 1040NR, line 41.)
- Subtract (a) from the amount on line 1 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet.
- Subtract (b) from the amount on line 10 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet. If the result is more than zero, that amount is the line 8 capital gain excess. If the result is zero or less, there is no line 8 capital gain excess.
- If there is no line 8 capital gain excess, skip step 12 below and go to step 13.
- If there is a line 8 capital gain excess, complete a second Schedule D Tax Worksheet as instructed above and in step 13, but in its entirety and with the following additional modifications. (These modifications are to be made only for purposes of filling out this Schedule D Tax Worksheet.)
- Reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 9 (but not below zero) by the line 8 capital gain excess.
- Reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 6 (but not below zero) by any of the line 8 capital gain excess not used in (a) above.
- If the child, parent, or any other child has 28% rate gain, reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 8 of Worksheet 1 for Line 11 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet – 28% Rate Gain (Line 9 Tax), shown later, (but not below zero) by the line 8 capital gain excess, and refigure the amount on line 11 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet.
- If the child, parent, or any other child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain, reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 8 of Worksheet 2 for Line 11 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet – Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain (Line 9 Tax) (but not below zero) by the line 8 capital gain excess not used in 12(c), and refigure the amount on line 11 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet.
- Complete lines 12 through 36 following the worksheet instructions. Use the parent's filing status to complete lines 15, 33, and 35.
Enter the amount from line 36 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet on Form 8615, line 9, and check the box on that line. Do not attach this worksheet to the child's return.
If the child, parent, or any other child has 28% rate gain, figure the amount of 28% rate gain included in the net capital gain on line 8 of Form 8615 using the following worksheet.
Worksheet 1 for Line 11 of the Schedule D
Tax Worksheet – 28% Rate Gain
(Line 9 Tax) |
| 1. | Enter the amount, if any, from the child's Schedule D, line 18. | |
| | If line 1 is zero or blank, skip lines 2 through 4, enter -0- on line 5, and go to line 6. | |
| 2. | Enter the amount from the last
line of the child's completed
Line 5 Worksheet in the
instructions for Form 8615, line 8 | |
| 3. | Enter the amount from line 2
of the child's completed
Line 5 Worksheet | |
| 4. | Divide line 2 by line 3. Enter
the result as a decimal | |
| 5. | Multiply line 1 by line 4 | |
| 6. | If no other child has 28% rate gain, enter -0-. Otherwise, repeat lines 1 through 5 above for each other child who has 28% rate gain and enter the total of the line 5 amounts for those other children | |
| 7. | Enter the amount, if any, from line 18 of the parent's Schedule D. | |
| 8. | Add lines 5, 6, and 7. Also include this amount on the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, line 11. | |
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203879If the child, parent, or any other child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain, figure the amount of unrecaptured section 1250 gain included in the net capital gain on line 8 of Form 8615 using the following worksheet.
Worksheet 2 for Line 11 of the Schedule D
Tax Worksheet – Unrecaptured
Section 1250 Gain
(Line 9 Tax) |
| 1. | Enter the amount, if any, from the child's Schedule D, line 19. | |
| | If line 1 is zero or blank, skip lines 2 through 4, enter -0-
on line 5, and go to line 6. | |
| 2. | Enter the amount, if any, from
the last line of the child's
completed Line 5 Worksheet in the instructions for Form 8615, line 8 | |
| 3. | Enter the amount from line 2 of the child's completed Line 5 Worksheet | |
| 4. | Divide line 2 by line 3. Enter
the result as a decimal | |
| 5. | Multiply line 1 by line 4 | |
| 6. | If no other child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain, enter -0-. Otherwise, repeat lines 1 through 5 for each other child who has unrecaptured section 1250 gain and enter the total of the line 5 amounts for those children | |
| 7. | Enter the amount, if any, from line 19 of the parent's Schedule D | |
| 8. | Add lines 5, 6, and 7. Also include this amount on the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, line 11. | |
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203881Use Schedule J, Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen, to figure the line 9 tax on Form 8615 if Schedule J is used to figure the tax on the parent's return. First complete the actual Schedule J for the parent, then use another Schedule J as a worksheet to figure the tax to enter on line 9 of Form 8615. (Do not attach this worksheet to the child's return.)
Complete this worksheet Schedule J as follows.
- On line 1, enter the amount from Form 8615, line 8.
- On lines 2a, 2b, and 2c, enter the amounts from the parent's Schedule J, lines 2a, 2b, and 2c.
- Complete line 3 following the Schedule J instructions.
- Complete line 4. If Form 8615, line 8, includes any net capital gain, use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure the tax amount on this line. For details on how to use the worksheet, see the instructions for Form 8615, line 9, but use the amount on line 3 of this worksheet Schedule J (instead of the amount on Form 8615, line 8) in step (1) of Using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax. However, if the child, parent, or any other child has 28% rate gain, or unrecaptured section 1250 gain, use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet. Follow the earlier instructions under Using the Schedule D Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax, except use the amount on line 3 of this worksheet Schedule J (instead of the amount on Form 8615, line 8) in step (1).
- On lines 5 through 16, enter the amounts from the parent's Schedule J, lines 5 through 16.
- Complete lines 17 and 18 following the Schedule J instructions.
- On lines 19 through 22, enter the amounts from the parent's Schedule J, lines 19 through 22.
- Complete line 23 following the Schedule J instructions.
Enter the amount from line 23 of this worksheet Schedule J on Form 8615, line 9, and check the box on that line.
Enter on line 10 the amount from the parent's Form 1040, line 44; Form 1040A, line 28 (minus any alternative minimum tax); Form 1040EZ, line 11; Form 1040NR, line 42; or Form 1040NR-EZ, line 15. Do not include the tax, if any, from Form 4972 or Form 8814 or any tax from recapture of an education credit.
If the parent files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, enter the amount from line 4 of the parent's Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet, instead of the parent's tax from Form 1040, line 44.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203883Subtract line 10 from line 9 and enter the result on this line. This is the tentative tax.
If line 7 is blank, skip lines 12a and 12b and enter the amount from line 11 on line 13. Also skip the discussion for lines 12a and 12b that follows.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203884If an amount is entered on line 7, divide the tentative tax shown on line 11 among the children according to each child's share of the total net investment income. This is done on lines 12a, 12b, and 13. Add the amount on line 7 to the amount on line 5 and enter the total on line 12a. Divide the amount on line 5 by the amount on line 12a and enter the result, as a decimal, on line 12b.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203885In the earlier example under
Line 7 (Net Investment Income of Other Children), Sharon's Form 8615 shows $1,600 on line 7. The amount entered on line 12a is $2,400, the total of the amounts on lines 5 and 7 ($800 + $1,600). The decimal on line 12b is .333, figured as follows and rounded to three places.
If an amount is entered on line 7, multiply line 11 by the decimal on line 12b and enter the result on line 13. This is the child's share of the tentative tax.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203888The final step in figuring a child's tax using Form 8615 is to determine the larger of:
- The total of:
- The child's share of the tentative tax based on the parent's tax rate, plus
- The tax on the child's taxable income in excess of net investment income, figured at the child's tax rate, or
- The tax on the child's taxable income, figured at the child's tax rate.
This is the child's tax. It is figured on Form 8615, lines 14 through 18.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203889If lines 4 and 5 of Form 8615 are the same, the child's taxable income is not more than the child's net investment income. Enter zero on lines 14 and 15, and go to line 16. Also skip the rest of this discussion and the discussion for line 15 that follows.
If lines 4 and 5 are not the same, subtract line 5 from line 4 and enter the result on line 14. Then, before completing line 15, you must determine the amount of net capital gain and qualified dividends, if any, included on line 14.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203890If the child does not have any net capital gain or qualified dividends, the amount of the net capital gain and qualified dividends included on line 14 is zero.
If the child has net capital gain, the amount of net capital gain included on line 14 is the amount from line 2 of the child's completed Line 5 Worksheet minus the amount from the last line of that worksheet. (See the earlier discussion for line 8 of Form 8615.)
If the child has qualified dividends, the amount of qualified dividends included on line 14 is the amount from line 1 of the child's completed Line 5 Worksheet minus the amount from the next to the last line of that worksheet. (See the earlier discussion of line 8 of Form 8615.)
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203891Figure the tax on the amount on line 14 using the Tax Table, the Tax Computation Worksheet, the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, or Schedule J (Form 1040), as follows.
- If line 14 does not include any net capital gain or qualified dividends, use the Tax Table or Tax Computation Worksheet (or Schedule J, if applicable) to figure this tax.
- If line 14 does include any net capital gain or qualified dividends, use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure this tax. For details, see the instructions for Form 8615, line 15. However, if the child has 28% rate gain or unrecaptured section 1250 gain, use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet. (But use Schedule J instead, if it applies.)
If line 14 includes any net capital gain or qualified dividends and the child files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, use Using the Schedule D Tax Worksheet for line 15 tax, next, to figure the line 15 tax.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203893Use the Schedule D Tax Worksheet (in the Schedule D instructions) to figure the line 15 tax on Form 8615 if the child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain or 28% rate gain. Do not attach this Schedule D Tax Worksheet to the child's return.
Complete this Schedule D Tax Worksheet as follows.
- On line 1, enter the amount from Form 8615, line 14.
- On line 2, enter the qualified dividends included on Form 8615, line 14. (See the earlier discussion for line 14.)
- Leave lines 3 through 5 blank.
- Enter the amount from line 2 on line 6.
- On line 7, enter the net capital gain included on Form 8615, line 14. (See the earlier discussion for line 14.)
- Skip line 8.
- Enter the amount from line 7 on line 9.
- Complete line 10, following the worksheet instructions.
- On line 11, enter zero if the child has no 28% rate gain (Schedule D, line 18) or unrecaptured section 1250 gain (Schedule D, line 19). Otherwise, see Worksheet 1 for Line 11 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet – 28% Rate Gain (Line 9 Tax) and Worksheet 2 for Line 11 of the Schedule D Tax Worksheet – Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain (Line 9 Tax) under Using the Schedule D Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax, earlier. For each worksheet you complete, subtract line 5 of that worksheet from line 1 of that worksheet, and include the result on line 11 of this worksheet.
- If the child is not filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, skip steps 11, 12, and 13 below, and go to step 14. If the child is filing Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, go to step 11.
- Determine whether there is a line 14 capital gain excess as follows.
- Subtract from line 2 of the child's Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet the excess, if any, of the amount on line 5 of the child's Form 8615 over the child's taxable income on Form 1040, line 43; Form 1040A, line 27; or Form 1040NR, line 41.
- Subtract (a) from the amount on line 14 of Form 8615.
- Subtract (b) from the amount on line 10 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet. If the result is more than zero, that amount is the line 14 capital gain excess. If the result is zero or less, there is no line 14 capital gain excess.
- If there is no line 14 capital gain excess, skip step 13 below and go to step 14.
- If there is a line 14 capital gain excess, complete a second Schedule D Tax Worksheet as instructed above and in step 14 below but in its entirety and with the following additional modifications. (These modifications are to be made only for purposes of filling out this Schedule D Tax Worksheet.)
- Reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 9 (but not below zero) by the line 14 capital gain excess.
- Reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 6 (but not below zero) by any of the line 14 capital gain excess not used in (a) above.
- If the child has 28% rate gain, reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 11, as figured in step 9, (but not below zero) by the line 14 capital gain excess.
- If the child has unrecaptured section 1250 gain, reduce the amount you would otherwise enter on line 11, as figured in step 9, (but not below zero) by the line 14 capital gain excess not used in (c) above.
- Complete lines 12 through 36 following the worksheet instructions. Use the child's filing status to complete lines 15, 33, and 35.
Enter the amount from line 36 of this Schedule D Tax Worksheet on Form 8615, line 15, and check the box on that line. Do not attach this worksheet to the child's return.
If Schedule J applies, use it as a worksheet to figure the tax to enter on Form 8615, line 15. On line 1 of this worksheet, enter the amount from Form 8615, line 14. Complete lines 2a through 23 following the Schedule J instructions. Use the child's filing status to complete lines 4, 8, 12, and 16.
Enter the amount from line 23 of this worksheet Schedule J, on Form 8615, line 15, and check the box on that line. Do not attach this worksheet to the child's return.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203895Add lines 13 and 15 and enter the total on line 16. This is the child's tax figured at the parent's rate on net investment income and the child's rate on other income.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203896Figure the tax on the amount on line 4. Use the Tax Table, the Tax Computation Worksheet, the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, or the child's actual Schedule J, whichever applies. Enter the tax amount on line 17. If it is from the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, or Schedule J, check the box on that line.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203897If the child files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ and has a net capital gain or qualified dividends, figure the tax using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet or the Schedule D Tax Worksheet, whichever applies. To fill out that worksheet, follow the instructions in the footnote to the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203898Enter on line 18 the larger of line 16 or line 17. Also enter this amount on the child's Form 1040, line 44; Form 1040A, line 28; or Form 1040NR, line 42. This is the child's tax.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203899If the child files Form 2555 or 2555-EZ, do not enter the amount from Form 8615, line 18, on the child's Form 1040, line 44. Instead, enter the amount from Form 8615, line 18, on line 4 of the child's Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet. Then complete the rest of the Foreign Earned Income Tax Worksheet to figure the child's tax.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203900A child may be subject to alternative minimum tax (AMT) if he or she has certain items given preferential treatment under the tax law. These items include accelerated depreciation and certain tax-exempt interest income. The AMT may also apply if the child has passive activity losses or certain distributions from estates or trusts.
For more information on who is liable for AMT and how to figure it, see Form 6251.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203901 Ordinarily, single individuals can subtract a $47,450 exemption amount from their AMT taxable income. However, a child who files Form 8615 has a limited exemption amount. The child's exemption amount for 2010 is limited to the child's earned income plus $6,700. Figure the child's allowable exemption amount on the worksheet in the instructions for Form 6251, line 29.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203902This example shows how to fill out Forms 8615 and 1040A for Joshua Blake. It also shows how to use the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet in the Form 1040A instructions to figure Joshua's tax.
Bob and Laura Blake have one child, Joshua. He is 13 and has $1,050 taxable interest, $1,050 qualified dividend income, $700 capital gain distributions, and $1,550 earned income. He does not itemize deductions. Bob and Laura file a joint return with Bob's name and social security number listed first. They claim three exemptions, including an exemption for Joshua, on their return.
Because he is under age 18 and has more than $1,900 investment income, part of his income may be subject to tax at his parents' rate. A completed Form 8615 must be attached to his return.
Joshua's father, Bob, fills out Joshua's return. He completes Joshua's Form 1040A through line 27, then begins completing Joshua's Form 8615.
Bob enters his name and social security number on Joshua's Form 8615 because his name and number are listed first on the joint return he and Laura are filing. He checks the box for married filing jointly.
He enters Joshua's investment income, $2,800, on line 1. Joshua does not itemize deductions, so Bob enters $1,900 on line 2. He enters $900 ($2,800 − $1,900) on line 3.
Joshua's taxable income, as shown on his Form 1040A, line 27, is $2,500. This is his total income ($4,350) minus his standard deduction ($1,850). His standard deduction is limited to the amount of his earned income plus $300. Bob enters $2,500 on line 4.
Bob compares lines 3 and 4 and enters the smaller amount, $900, on line 5.
Bob enters $48,000 on line 6. This is the taxable income from line 43 of Bob and Laura's joint Form 1040 return. Joshua is an only child, so line 7 is blank. He adds line 5 ($900), line 6 ($48,000), and line 7 (blank) and enters $48,900 on line 8.
Because Joshua's capital gain distributions and qualified dividends are included on line 5, Bob uses Line 5 Worksheet #1 (in the instructions for Form 8615) to figure out that $225 net capital gain and $337 qualified dividends are included on line 5. He completes that worksheet as follows.
| Line 5 Worksheet #1 |
| 1. | Enter the child's qualified dividends | $1,050 |
| 2. | Enter the child's net capital gain | 700 |
| 3. | Enter the amount from the child's Form 8615, line 1 | 2,800 |
| 4. | Divide line 1 by line 3. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at least 3 places). Do not enter more than 1.000 | .375 |
| 5. | Divide line 2 by line 3. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at least 3 places). Do not enter more than 1.000 | .250 |
| 6. | Multiply $1,900 by line 4 | 713 |
| 7. | Multiply $1,900 by line 5 | 475 |
| 8. | Qualified dividends on Form 8615, line 5. Subtract line 6 from line 1 (but do not enter less than zero or more than the amount on Form 8615, line 5) | 337 |
| 9. | Net capital gain on Form 8615, line 5. Subtract line 7 from line 2 (but do not enter less than zero or more than the excess of Form 8615, line 5, over line 8 of this worksheet) | 225 |
Joshua's parents do not have a net capital gain or any qualified dividends, so no net capital gain or qualified dividends are on line 6 of Joshua's Form 8615. Therefore, the amount of net capital gain on line 8 of Joshua's Form 8615 is $225, and the amount of qualified dividends on that line is $337. Bob uses the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet (in the Form 1040A instructions) and follows the instructions under Using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax in the Form 8615 instructions to figure the tax to enter on Joshua's Form 8615, line 9.
Bob enters $337 on line 2 of the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet, and $225 on line 3 of that worksheet. That completed worksheet is shown later as Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #1. Bob enters the tax of $6,411 on Joshua's Form 8615, line 9.
He enters the tax from his and Laura's Form 1040 ($6,366) on Joshua's Form 8615, line 10, then subtracts that amount from the $6,411 on line 9, and enters the $45 remainder on line 11. Because line 7 is blank, Bob skips lines 12a and 12b and enters $45 on line 13.
Bob subtracts line 5 ($900) from line 4 ($2,500) and enters the result, $1,600, on line 14. Using the instructions for line 14 earlier, Bob subtracts the net capital gain included on line 5 ($225) from Joshua's net capital gain ($700) to figure the $475 net capital gain included on line 14. He also subtracts the qualified dividends included on line 5 ($337) from Joshua's qualified dividends ($1,050) to figure the $713 qualified dividends included on line 14. He uses another Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet and follows the instructions under Using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet for line 15 tax, in the Form 8615 instructions, to figure the $41 tax to enter on Form 8615, line 15. That completed worksheet is shown later as Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #2.
Bob adds lines 13 and 15 of Form 8615, and enters the sum, $86, on line 16. Then he uses another Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet to figure the $76 tax on Joshua's $2,500 taxable income to enter on Form 8615, line 17. That completed worksheet is shown later as Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #3.
Finally, Bob compares lines 16 and 17 and enters the larger amount, $86, on line 18 of Joshua's Form 8615. He also enters that amount on Joshua's Form 1040A, line 28.
taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203904taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203905taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203906taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203907taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203908taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203909taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203910Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #1 - Be sure you do not have to file Form 1040 (see the instructions for Form 1040A, line 10)
| 1. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 27 | 1. | 48,900* | | | | | 2. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 9b | 2. | 337* | | | | | | | 3. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 10 | 3. | 225* | | | | | | | 4. | Add lines 2 and 3 | 4. | 562 | | | | | 5. | Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0- | 5. | 48,338 | | | | | 6. | Enter the smaller of: | | | | | | | | | | • The amount on line 1, or | | | | | | | | | | | • $34,000 if single or married filing separately, | | | | | | | | | | | $68,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), or |  | 6. | 48,900* | | | | | | $45,550 if head of household. | | | | | | | | | | | 7. | Is the amount on line 5 equal to or more than the amount on line 6? | | | | | | | |  Yes. | Skip lines 7 and 8; go to line 9 and check the "No" box. | | | | | | | |  No. | Enter the amount from line 5 | 7. | 48,338 | | | | | 8. | Subtract line 7 from line 6 | 8. | 562 | | | | | 9. | Are the amounts on lines 4 and 8 the same? | | | | | | | | Yes. | Skip lines 9 through 12; go to line 13. | | | | No. | Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 4 | 9. | | | | | | 10. | Enter the amount from line 8 (if line 8 is blank, enter -0-) | 10. | | | | | | 11. | Subtract line 10 from line 9 | 11. | | | | | | 12. | Multiply line 11 by 15% (.15) | 12. | | | | 13. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 5. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 13. | 6,411 | | | 14. | Add lines 12 and 13 | 14. | 6,411 | | | 15. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 1. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 15. | 6,501 | | | 16. | Tax on all taxable income. Enter the smaller of line 14 or line 15 here and on Form 1040A, line 28 | 16. | 6,411 | | | | |
| *See the instructions under Using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet for line 9 tax in the Form 8615 instructions. |
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taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203913Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #2 - Be sure you do not have to file Form 1040 (see the instructions for Form 1040A, line 10)
| 1. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 27 | 1. | 1,600* | | | | | 2. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 9b | 2. | 713* | | | | | | | 3. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 10 | 3. | 475* | | | | | | | 4. | Add lines 2 and 3 | 4. | 1,188 | | | | | 5. | Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0- | 5. | 412 | | | | | 6. | Enter the smaller of: | | | | | | | | | | • The amount on line 1, or | | | | | | | | | | | • $34,000 if single or married filing separately, | | | | | | | | | | | $68,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), or | | 6. | 1,600* | | | | | | $45,550 if head of household. | | | | | | | | | | | 7. | Is the amount on line 5 equal to or more than the amount on line 6? | | | | | | | | Yes. | Skip lines 7 and 8; go to line 9 and check the "No" box. | | | | | | | | No. | Enter the amount from line 5 | 7. | 412 | | | | | 8. | Subtract line 7 from line 6 | 8. | 1,188 | | | | | 9. | Are the amounts on lines 4 and 8 the same? | | | | | | | | Yes. | Skip lines 9 through 12; go to line 13. | | | | No. | Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 4 | 9. | | | | | | 10. | Enter the amount from line 8 (if line 8 is blank, enter -0-) | 10. | | | | | | 11. | Subtract line 10 from line 9 | 11. | | | | | | 12. | Multiply line 11 by 15% (.15) | 12. | | | | 13. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 5. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 13. | 41* | | | 14. | Add lines 12 and 13 | 14. | 41 | | | 15. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 1. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 15. | 161* | | | 16. | Tax on all taxable income. Enter the smaller of line 14 or line 15 here and on Form 1040A, line 28 | 16. | 41 | | | | |
| *See the instructions under Using the Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet for line 15 tax in the Form 8615 instructions. |
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taxmap/pubs/p929-009.htm#en_us_publink1000203916Filled-in Qualified Dividends and Capital Gain Tax Worksheet #3 - Be sure you do not have to file Form 1040 (see the instructions for Form 1040A, line 10)
| 1. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 27 | 1. | 2,500 | | | | | 2. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 9b | 2. | 1,050 | | | | | | | 3. | Enter the amount from Form 1040A, line 10 | 3. | 700 | | | | | | | 4. | Add lines 2 and 3 | 4. | 1,750 | | | | | 5. | Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0- | 5. | 750 | | | | | 6. | Enter the smaller of: | | | | | | | | | | • The amount on line 1, or | | | | | | | | | | | • $34,000 if single or married filing separately, | | | | | | | | | | | $68,000 if married filing jointly or qualifying widow(er), or | | 6. | 2,500 | | | | | | $45,550 if head of household. | | | | | | | | | | | 7. | Is the amount on line 5 equal to or more than the amount on line 6? | | | | | | | | Yes. | Skip lines 7 and 8; go to line 9 and check the "No" box. | | | | | | | | No. | Enter the amount from line 5 | 7. | 750 | | | | | 8. | Subtract line 7 from line 6 | 8. | 1,750 | | | | | 9. | Are the amounts on lines 4 and 8 the same? | | | | | | | | Yes. | Skip lines 9 through 12; go to line 13. | | | | No. | Enter the smaller of line 1 or line 4 | 9. | | | | | | 10. | Enter the amount from line 8 (if line 8 is blank, enter -0-) | 10. | | | | | | 11. | Subtract line 10 from line 9 | 11. | | | | | | 12. | Multiply line 11 by 15% (.15) | 12. | | | | 13. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 5. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 13. | 76 | | | 14. | Add lines 12 and 13 | 14. | 76 | | | 15. | Figure the tax on the amount on line 1. Use the Tax Table on pages 74-85. Enter the tax here | 15. | 251 | | | 16. | Tax on all taxable income. Enter the smaller of line 14 or line 15 here and on Form 1040A, line 28 | 16. | 76 | | | | |
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Adjusted gross income.(p32)
Gross income (defined later) minus adjustments to income (defined next).
Adjustments to income.(p32)
Deductions that are subtracted from gross income in figuring adjusted gross income. They include deductions for moving expenses, alimony paid, a penalty on early withdrawal of savings, and contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA). Adjustments to income can be taken even if itemized deductions (defined later) are not claimed.
Alternative minimum tax.(p32)
A tax designed to collect at least a minimum amount of tax from taxpayers who benefit from the tax laws that give special treatment to certain kinds of income and allow deductions and credits for certain kinds of expenses.
Capital gain distribution.(p32)
An allocated amount paid to, or treated as paid to, a shareholder by a mutual fund, regulated investment company, or real estate investment trust from its net realized long-term capital gains. This amount is in addition to any ordinary dividend paid to the shareholder. You will receive a statement from the payer if this applies to you.
A person, other than the taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse, for whom an exemption (defined later) can be claimed. To be your dependent, a person must be your qualifying child or qualifying relative (both defined later). For more information, see Exemptions for Dependents in Publication 501.
Earned income.(p32)
Salaries, wages, tips, professional fees, and other amounts received as pay for work actually done.
For purposes of determining a dependent's standard deduction, earned income also includes any part of a scholarship or fellowship grant that the dependent must include in his or her gross income.
For purposes of completing Form 8615, earned income also includes a taxable distribution from a qualified disability trust. It does not include investment income as defined under Line 1 (Investment Income).
An amount ($3,650 for 2010) that can be subtracted from income in figuring how much income will be taxed. Exemptions generally are allowed for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents.
Full-time student.(p32)
A child who during any part of 5 calendar months of the year was enrolled as a full-time student at a school, or took a full-time, on-farm training course given by a school or a state, county, or local government agency. A school includes a technical, trade, or mechanical school. It does not include an on-the-job training course, correspondence school, or school offering courses only through the Internet.
Gross income.(p32)
All income from all sources (other than tax-exempt income) that must be included on your tax return. Gross income is the total of your earned and unearned income.
For purposes of determining whether you must file a return, gross income includes gain from the sale of your main home (even if you can exclude part of all of it) and includes income earned outside the United States (even if you can exclude part or all of it).
Investment income.(p32)
Itemized deductions.(p32)
Deductions allowed on Schedule A (Form 1040) for medical and dental expenses, taxes, home mortgage interest and investment interest, charitable contributions, casualty and theft losses, and miscellaneous deductions. They are subtracted from adjusted gross income in figuring taxable income. Itemized deductions cannot be claimed if the standard deduction is chosen.
Net capital gain.(p32)
The excess of net long-term capital gain over any net short-term capital loss. For 2010, this is the smaller of the gain on line 15 or the gain on line 16 of Schedule D (Form 1040). If Schedule D is not required, net capital gain is the amount of capital gain distributions on Form 1040, line 13; Form 1040A, line 10; or Form 1040NR, line 14.
Net investment income.(p32)
The total of all investment income (other than tax-exempt income) reduced by the sum of:
- Any adjustments to income related to the investment income, plus
- The larger of:
- $950 plus the portion of the child's itemized deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 29 (or Schedule A (Form 1040NR), line 17), that are directly connected with producing the investment income, or
- $1,900.
Qualified dividends.(p32)
Dividends eligible for the lower tax rates that apply to a net capital gain. They are reported to you in box 1b of Form 1099-DIV. You report them on Form 1040 or Form 1040A, line 9b, or Form 1040NR, line 10b. For more information, see Publication 550.
Qualifying child.(p32)
To be your dependent (defined earlier), a person must be either your qualifying child or your qualifying relative (defined next). Generally, a person is your qualifying child if that person:
- Is your child, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them,
- Lived with you for more than half of the year,
- Did not provide more than half of his or her own support for the year,
- Was under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly) (or was under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or was any age and permanently and totally disabled), and
- Did not file a joint return with his or her spouse.
For details, see Exemptions for Dependents in Publication 501.
Qualifying relative.(p33)
To be your dependent (defined earlier), a person must be either your qualifying child (defined earlier) or your qualifying relative. Generally, a person is your qualifying relative if that person:
- Lives with or is related to you,
- Does not have $3,650 or more of gross (total) income,
- Is supported (generally more than 50%) by you, and
- Is neither your qualifying child nor the qualifying child of anyone else.
For details, see Exemptions for Dependents in Publication 501.
Standard deduction.(p33)
An amount that can be subtracted from adjusted gross income in figuring taxable income. The standard deduction is not used if itemized deductions are claimed.
All amounts spent to provide the child with food, lodging, clothing, education, medical and dental care, recreation, transportation, and similar necessities. To figure your child's support, count support provided by you, your child, and others. However, a scholarship received by your child is not considered support if your child is a full-time student. See Publication 501 for details.
The time period covered by a tax return. Usually this is January 1 to December 31, a calendar year, but taxpayers can elect a fiscal tax year with different beginning and ending dates.
Taxable income.(p33)
Gross income minus any adjustments to income, any allowable exemptions, and either itemized deductions or the standard deduction.
Unearned income.(p33)
Income other than earned income. This is investment-type income and includes interest, dividends, and capital gains. Distributions of interest, dividends, capital gains, and other unearned income from a trust are also unearned income to a beneficiary of the trust. However, for purposes of completing Form 8615, a taxable distribution from a qualified disability trust is considered earned income.
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain.(p33)
Generally, any part of your net capital gain from selling section 1250 property (real property) that is due to depreciation. For details, see Publication 550.
28% rate gain.(p33)
Gain from the sale of collectibles and, generally, the taxable part of your gain from the sale of qualified small business stock held more than 5 years. For details, see the instructions for Schedule D (Form 1040).
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