If you were a dependent that means someone else supported you. However, it is still possible for you to owe tax if you worked and did not have enough withheld from your paychecks or if you worked as an independent contractor and did not file and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare. Your question is kind of a loaded one--- please explain----why are you worried? If you do not owe tax and did not file to seek a refund of tax withheld, then the IRS is happy to just keep your money.
Why do you think you might have a penalty? What kind of income have you had---and for what tax years?
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