Kiddie Tax


Kiddie Tax


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Sounds Unfair? It actually isn't


• The kiddie tax is a United States specific tax imposed on individuals under a certain age (under 19 years old, and full-time students age 19-23 years old), whose investment and unearned income is higher than an annually determined threshold.

But What's The Need?


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• This rule is designed to prevent parents from exploiting a tax loophole where their children are given large gifts of stock. In this case, the child would then realise any gains from the investments and would be taxed at a far lower rate compared to the rate the guardians face for their realised stock gains.

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