Unearned income = net cap gains or gross sales price?

marcspar

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Help from any accounting types. I thought I did not have to file a return for my daughter as she had unearned income of less than $800 and no earned income.

A friend, who pretends to be an accountant, is telling me that she must file a return because she sold a mutual fund (to buy another) and there was a gross sale price over $1000 - even if it was a net capital gain of under $200.

Who's right?

Thanks,

Marc
 

raggie33

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ekk mark i tryied to call my dad but he wasnt home he would know id guess she dont have to file but im not expert so im probaly wrong
 

marcspar

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Thanks Rags - I think I got the answer from the IRS....

Both of our hunches were right!

Marc
 

pianoman

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You could also call IRS hotline...

Make sure she doesnt end up in jail.....

IMHO...I dont think she has to file....
 

nikon

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I'm not sure of the rules for your specific gross sales amount, but you might as well file a 1040 with a Schedule D showing the purchase price as well as the sales price and any gain or loss. This information has been reported to the IRS by the brokerage, with the exception of the purchase price. The IRS computer might spit out a red flag which would result in an audit. You can have the return filled out in less than half an hour and the tax obligation would come out as zero.
 
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