Mantzke, Kate
Understanding the new kiddie tax
The article presents examples of scenarios that are related to the kiddie tax rule in the U.S. The first example involves an earned income of a minor whose parents do not owe alternative minimum tax and with a taxable income bifurcated by net unearned income, the second example deals with a minor who earns gross income made up of wages and interest income, and the third example deals with a 16-year-old who earns from work and has investments of bank certificated of deposits.