Who May Operate a Personal Watercraft (PWC) Those less than 14 years of age may not legally operate a PWC. Those 14 and 15 years of age may operate a PWC legally only if they have obtained a boating safety certificate and â¦.
For married dependents when either of you are over 65 or blind, you generally must file a federal income tax return if your unearned income was more than $2,300; your earned income was over $7,550; and your gross income was at least $5 and your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions.
For the 2011 tax year, you had to file a tax return if you and your spouse had a combined gross income of $19,000 or more and you filed a joint return. The minimum threshold decreases significantly to $3,700 if the two of you file separate returns.