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do I have to report for wages under 10,000 from a second job (married filing jointly)?
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If you and hour husband are under 65 and have income totaling more than 17,900 then you need to file a return. Even if you do not need to file a return and you have income, it is normally a good idea to file as you may be eligible to still recieve a refund. Here is a link w/ further info. :http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch01.html
Here is the table for whether you need to file or not:
Table 1-1.
2008 Filing Requirements for Most Taxpayers
IF your filing status is...
AND at the end of 2008 you
were...*
THEN file a return if
your gross income
was at least...**
single
under 65
$8,950
65 or older
$10,300
married filing jointly***
under 65 (both spouses)
$17,900
65 or older (one spouse)
$18,950
65 or older (both spouses)
$20,000
married filing separately
any age
$3,500
head of household
under 65
$11,500
65 or older
$12,850
qualifying widow(er) with
under 65
$14,400
dependent child
65 or older
$15,450
*
If you were born on January 1, 1944, you are considered to be age 65 at the end of 2008.
**
Gross income means all income you received in the form of money, goods, property, and services that is not exempt from tax, including any income from sources outside the United States (even if you may exclude part or all of it). Do not include any social security benefits unless (a) you are married filing a separate return and you lived with your spouse at any time during 2008 or (b) one-half of your social security benefits plus your other gross income is more than $25,000 ($32,000 if married filing jointly). If (a) or (b) applies, see the instructions for Form 1040 or 1040A or Publication 915 to figure the taxable part of social security benefits you must include in gross income.
***
If you did not live with your spouse at the end of 2008 (or on the date your spouse died) and your gross income was at least $3,500, you must file a return regardless of your age.
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