By: Martin M. Shenkman, CPA, MBA, JD
Unearned income (dividends, rents, interest, and so forth) of a child over 18 but younger than 24, who is a student, will be taxed to the child at the parent's highest tax rate. This tax makes family tax planning much harder. See also "unearned income".
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