What I think you are saying is that, working on your return, TurboTax (TT) is telling you that the student needs to report income from the 1099-Q on her return and is coming up with a different amount based on changes you inputted. That should not have changed YOUR tax return. None of those "calculation amounts" were sent to the IRS, as part of your return. If nothing changed, you do not need to amend
The 2nd issue is: what is the $155. You say it is the amount "owed by the student". My understanding is that TT only calculates the taxable amount of income, not the amount of tax, while doing the calculations inside your return. $155 of income is not enough for a student-dependent to be required to file a tax return.
Furthermore, you cannot just enter the calculated amount (from your return) on to her return. You have to enter the 1099-Q and all the expenses and go thru the whole thing again.
