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Form 8814

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service (99)

Parents’ Election To Report

Child’s Interest and Dividends

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Go to www.irs.gov/Form8814 for the latest information.

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Attach to parents’ Form 1040 or Form 1040NR.

OMB No. 1545-0074

2018

Attachment

Sequence No.

Name(s) shown on your return Your social security number

Caution: The federal income tax on your child’s income, including qualified dividends and capital gain distributions, may be less if you

file a separate tax return for the child instead of making this election. This is because you cannot take certain tax benefits that your

child could take on his or her own return. For details, see Tax benefits you cannot take in the instructions.

A Child’s name (first, initial, and last)

B Child’s social security number

C If more than one Form 8814 is attached, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Part I

Child’s Interest and Dividends To Report on Your Return

1 a Enter your child’s taxable interest. If this amount is different from the amounts shown on the

child’s Forms 1099-INT and 1099-OID, see the instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a

b Enter your child’s tax-exempt interest. Do not include this amount

on line 1a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 a Enter your child’s ordinary dividends, including any Alaska Permanent Fund dividends. If your

child received any ordinary dividends as a nominee, see the instructions . . . . . . . . 2a

b Enter your child’s qualified dividends included on line 2a. See the

instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2b

3 Enter your child’s capital gain distributions. If your child received any capital gain distributions

as a nominee, see the instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Add lines 1a, 2a, and 3. If the total is $2,100 or less, skip lines 5 through 12 and go to line 13. If

the total is $10,500 or more, do not file this form. Your child must file his or her own return to

report the income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Base amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 Subtract line 5 from line 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

If both lines 2b and 3 are zero or blank, skip lines 7 through 10, enter -0- on line 11, and go

to line 12. Otherwise, go to line 7.

7 Divide line 2b by line 4. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at

least three places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 Divide line 3 by line 4. Enter the result as a decimal (rounded to at

least three places) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

9 Multiply line 6 by line 7. Enter the result here. See the instructions

for where to report this amount on your return . . . . . . . 9

10 Multiply line 6 by line 8. Enter the result here. See the instructions

for where to report this amount on your return . . . . . . .

11 Add lines 9 and 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Subtract line 11 from line 6. Include this amount in the total on Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 21,

or Form 1040NR, line 21. In the space next to line 21, enter “Form 8814” and show the amount.

If you checked the box on line C above, see the instructions. Go to line 13 below . . . . .

Part II

Tax on the First $2,100 of Child’s Interest and Dividends

13 Amount not taxed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

14 Subtract line 13 from line 4. If the result is zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . 14

15 Tax. Is the amount on line 14 less than $1,050?

No. Enter $105 here and see the Note below.

Yes.

Multiply line 14 by 10% (0.10). Enter the result here and see the Note below.

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Note:

If you checked the box on line C above, see the instructions. Otherwise, include the amount from line 15 in the tax you enter on

Form 1040, line 11, or Form 1040NR, line 42. Be sure to check box 1 on Form 1040, line 11, or check box a on Form 1040NR, line 42.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see your tax return instructions.

Cat. No. 10750J

Form 8814 (2018)

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Form 8814 (2018)

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General Instructions

Future Developments

For the latest information about developments related to Form 8814

and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were

published, go to www.irs.gov/Form8814.

Purpose of Form

Use this form if you elect to report your child’s income on your

return. If you do, your child will not have to file a return. You can

make this election if your child meets all of the following conditions.

• The child was under age 19 (or under age 24 if a full-time student)

at the end of 2018. “Student” is defined below.

• The child’s only income was from interest and dividends, including

capital gain distributions and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends.

• The child’s gross income for 2018 was less than $10,500.

• The child is required to file a 2018 return.

• The child does not file a joint return for 2018.

• There were no estimated tax payments for the child for 2018

(including any overpayment of tax from his or her 2017 return

applied to 2018 estimated tax).

• There was no federal income tax withheld from the child’s income.

You must also qualify. See Parents who qualify to make the election

below.

Student. A student is a child who for some part of each of 5

calendar months during 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.

Certain January 1 birthdays. A child born on January 1, 2000, is

considered to be age 19 at the end of 2018. You cannot make this

election for such a child unless the child was a full-time student.

A child born on January 1, 1995, is considered to be age 24 at the

end of 2018. You cannot make this election for such a child.

How to make the election. To make the election, complete and

attach Form(s) 8814 to your tax return and file your return by the

due date (including extensions). A separate Form 8814 must be filed

for each child whose income you choose to report.

Parents who qualify to make the election. You qualify to make

this election if you file Form 1040 or Form 1040NR and any of the

following apply.

• You are filing a joint return for 2018 with the child’s other parent.

• You and the child’s other parent were married to each other but

file separate returns for 2018 and you had the higher taxable

income.

• You were unmarried, treated as unmarried for federal income tax

purposes, or separated from the child’s other parent by a divorce or

separate maintenance decree. The child must have lived with you

for most of the year (you were the custodial parent). If you were the

custodial parent and you remarried, you can make the election on a

joint return with your new spouse. But if you and your new spouse

do not file a joint return, you qualify to make the election only if you

had higher taxable income than your new spouse.

Note: If you and the child’s other parent were not married but lived

together during the year with the child, you qualify to make the

election only if you are the parent with the higher taxable income.

Tax benefits you cannot take. If you elect to report your child’s

income on your return, you cannot take certain deductions that your

child could take on his or her own return such as:

• Additional standard deduction of $1,600 if the child is blind,

• Penalty on early withdrawal of child’s savings, and

• Itemized deductions such as the child’s charitable contributions.

If your child received qualified dividends or capital gain

distributions, you may pay up to $105 more tax if you make this

election instead of filing a separate tax return for the child. This is

because the tax rate on the child’s income between $1,050 and

$2,100 is 10% if you make this election. However, if you file a

separate return for the child, the tax rate may be as low as 0% (zero

percent) because of the preferential tax rates for qualified dividends

and capital gain distributions.

If any of the above apply to your child, first figure the tax on your

child’s income as if he or she is filing a return. Next, figure the tax as

if you are electing to report your child’s income on your return.

Then, compare the methods to determine which results in the lower

tax.

Alternative minimum tax. If your child received tax-exempt interest

(or exempt-interest dividends paid by a regulated investment

company) from certain private activity bonds, you must take this

into account in determining if you owe the alternative minimum tax.

This type of interest should be shown in box 9 of Form 1099-INT.

See Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax—Individuals, and its

instructions for details.

Net Investment Income Tax. For purposes of figuring any Net

Investment Income Tax liability of the parents on Form 8960, the

following rules apply.

1. All income reported on line 12 is included in the parents’

modified adjusted gross income, and

2. All net investment income included on line 12 (except for

Alaska Permanent Fund dividends) is included in the parents’ net

investment income.

For more information on Net Investment Income Tax, go to

www.irs.gov/NIIT.

Investment interest expense. Your child’s income (other than

qualified dividends, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, and capital

gain distributions) that you report on your return is considered to be

your investment income for purposes of figuring your investment

interest expense deduction. If your child received qualified

dividends, Alaska Permanent Fund dividends, or capital gain

distributions, see Pub. 550, Investment Income and Expenses, to

figure the amount you can treat as your investment income.

Foreign accounts and trusts. You must complete Schedule B

(Form 1040), Part III, and file it with your tax return if your child:

1. Had a foreign financial account, or

2. Received a distribution from, or was the grantor of, or

transferor to, a foreign trust.

Enter “Form 8814” on the dotted line next to line 7a or line 8,

whichever applies. Complete line 7b if applicable.

Note: If you file Form 8814 with your income tax return to report

your child's foreign financial account, you have an interest in the

assets from that account and may be required to file Form 8938,

Statement of Specified Foreign Financial Assets. See the Form 8938

instructions for details.

Change of address. If your child filed a return for a previous year

and the address shown on the last return filed is not your child’s

current address, be sure to notify the IRS, in writing, of the new

address. To do this, use Form 8822, Change of Address.

Additional information. See Pub. 929, Tax Rules for Children and

Dependents, for more details.

Specific Instructions

Name and social security number. If you are filing a joint return,

enter both names but enter the social security number of the person

whose name is shown first on the return.

Line 1a. Enter all taxable interest income your child received in

2018. Do not include tax-exempt interest in the total for line 1a, but

be sure to include it on line 1b.

Form 8814 (2018)

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If your child received, as a nominee, interest that actually belongs

to another person, enter the amount and “ND” (nominee

distribution) on the dotted line next to line 1a. Do not include

amounts received as a nominee in the total for line 1a.

If your child had accrued interest that was paid to the seller of a

bond, amortizable bond premium (ABP) allowed as a reduction to

interest income, or if any original issue discount (OID) is less than

the amount shown on your child’s Form 1099-OID, enter the

nontaxable amount on the dotted line next to line 1a and “Accrued

interest,” “ABP adjustment,” or “OID adjustment,” whichever

applies. Do not include any nontaxable amounts in the total for line

1a.

Line 1b. If your child received any tax-exempt interest income, such

as from certain state and municipal bonds, report it on line 1b. Tax-

exempt interest, including any exempt-interest dividends your child

received as a shareholder in a mutual fund or other regulated

investment company, should be shown in box 8 of Form 1099-INT.

Note: If line 1b includes tax-exempt interest or exempt-interest

dividends paid by a regulated investment company from private

activity bonds, see Alternative minimum tax, earlier.

Line 2a. Enter the ordinary dividends your child received in 2018.

Ordinary dividends should be shown in box 1a of Form 1099-DIV.

Also include ordinary dividends your child received through a

partnership, an S corporation, or an estate or trust.

If your child received, as a nominee, ordinary dividends that

actually belong to another person, enter the amount and “ND” on

the dotted line next to line 2a. Do not include amounts received as a

nominee in the total for line 2a.

Line 2b. Enter all qualified dividends your child received in 2018.

Qualified dividends are the ordinary dividends that are eligible for

the same lower tax rate as a net capital gain. Qualified dividends

should be shown in box 1b of Form 1099-DIV.

Line 3. Enter the capital gain distributions your child received in

2018. Capital gain distributions should be shown in box 2a of Form

1099-DIV.

If your child received, as a nominee, capital gain distributions that

actually belong to another person, enter the amount and “ND” on

the dotted line next to line 3. Do not include amounts received as a

nominee in the total for line 3.

Line 9. Include this amount on Form 1040, lines 3a and 3b, or Form

1040NR, lines 10a and 10b. Enter “Form 8814” and this amount on

the dotted line next to those lines unless you file Schedule B (Form

1040).

If you file Schedule B, include this amount on line 5, and identify it

as from “Form 8814.” Complete Schedule B as instructed. Also

include this amount on Form 1040, line 3a, or Form 1040NR, line

10b.

You must file Schedule B if this amount plus the parents’

dividends is more than $1,500.

Line 10. Include this amount on Schedule D (Form 1040), line 13;

Schedule 1 (Form 1040), line 13; or Form 1040NR, line 14. Enter

“Form 8814” and this amount on the dotted line next to line 13 of

Schedule D or in the space to the left of line 13, Schedule 1 (Form

1040), or line 14 of Form 1040NR.

If any of the child’s capital gain distributions were reported on

Form 1099-DIV as unrecaptured section 1250 gain, section 1202

gain, or collectibles (28%) gain, see Pub. 929 for details on the

amount to report on Schedule D.

Line 12. If you checked the box on line C, add the amounts from

line 12 of all your Forms 8814. Include the result on Schedule 1

(Form 1040), line 21, or Form 1040NR, line 21, whichever applies.

Enter “Form 8814” and the total of the line 12 amounts on the space

next to line 21.

Line 15. If you checked the box on line C, add the amounts from

line 15 of all your Forms 8814. Include the total on Form 1040, line

11, or Form 1040NR, line 42. Be sure to check box 1 on Form 1040,

line 11, or check box a on Form 1040NR, line 42.

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