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Babysitter (Niece) received 5071c letter. Never Filed A Return

Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:19 pm
Posted by GAFF
Georgia
Member since Aug 2010
2453 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:19 pm
My niece watches my two kids some days to help us out while we work. I claimed this amount (roughly $2,500) when I filed my return. This was her only income and well below the $12,550 minimum so she didn’t file a return. Today she received a 5071c letter asking her to verify her ID because the IRS suspected someone used her info to file a fraudulent return. Could this be a result of me listing her on my return or something else? It says failure to verify could result in a delay of her receiving her refund (which she won’t have) and I’ve already received my return. Just trying to see if this is because of me or if someone got ahold of her info.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
167144 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:22 pm to
way to stick it to your niece.
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
49168 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:25 pm to
Lol you 1099ed your niece babysitting????
Posted by Tigerlandlegend2000
LAPLACE
Member since Jan 2022
9 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:27 pm to
Fairly sure she owes SE tax. Anything over 600 bucks so you putting her info out there raised the flag.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164657 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:33 pm to
Solid troll
Posted by LSUBogeyMan
Member since Oct 2021
1181 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:34 pm to
If you did this to my kid, I’d be more than pissed.
Posted by GAFF
Georgia
Member since Aug 2010
2453 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 3:34 pm to
Ok, so maybe I fricked up. I thought as long as income was below the standard deduction no return was required? So she has to file a return when she only made $2500??
Posted by Turftoe
Denver
Member since Mar 2016
3948 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 4:05 pm to
This some Busch league level shite right here
Posted by TigerAlum1982
Member since Sep 2011
1443 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 4:30 pm to
If she owes anything at all, you need to pay it. That was downright stupid of you
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27251 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 4:31 pm to
You better pay that girl what she has to pay to Uncle Sam, and you better pay it in cash. Side-hustles like baby sitting can be considered self employment, and the minimum reporting amount is $400, if my quick google-fu is correct.

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There are some exceptions to the gross income filing requirement. The most common one is self-employment. If you have any self-employment income, such as freelancing, gig work or any "side hustles," this income is usually reported on a 1099-MISC form. You may not receive a 1099-MISC form in some cases. Regardless, you need to file a tax return if your net income for the year (income after self-employment related expenses) was at least $400.


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Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14675 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 4:51 pm to
Damn, you suck
Posted by Brettesaurus Rex
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
38259 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 5:14 pm to
Why the hell did you claim $2500 in babysitting, let alone from your niece?
Posted by ODP
Conroe
Member since Oct 2015
1938 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 6:30 pm to
Definitely something Id expect from a bama fan.
Posted by 21JumpStreet
Member since Jul 2012
14675 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 6:50 pm to
Damn, you suck
Posted by BlueDogTiger
Member since Jan 2014
1329 posts
Posted on 6/17/22 at 11:48 pm to
Bro. Give her another 2500 cash and tell her you have her covered for anymore. Why would you claim that on your taxes? you should pay for her college for being dumb AF.

EDIT - Sorry. just noticed you are a bama fan. So you probably could amend your return and claim you sister as your wife and the niece as dependent child of yours. huge refund incoming then.
This post was edited on 6/17/22 at 11:52 pm
Posted by Fox McCloud
Member since Oct 2020
3525 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 7:08 am to
Dude you are a complete and utter dick for doing this
Posted by tgrmeat
Member since Sep 2020
4400 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:22 am to
Just out of curiosity - could you walk us through EXACTLY how that conversation with your sister went? Please don't leave out any details.
Posted by FulshearTiger
Member since Jul 2015
5279 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:20 am to
congrats on being a giant fricking douchebag, OP.
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
24849 posts
Posted on 6/18/22 at 1:22 pm to
Don’t listen to these people. Kids need to learn the hard way that the IRS will frick them. You did your niece a solid by letting the IRS frick her over. Great job.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132838 posts
Posted on 7/31/22 at 10:44 am to
We need an update.
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