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Few general rules that are important in this situation:

- is your child a full time student? 

- did you provide more than half of her support?

- did the child live with you for more than half a year (college campus counts as lived with you if you supported her)

- Your daughters income, per IRS, she must file her own return if:

  1. unearned income was more than $1,100.

  2. earned income was more than $12,550.

  3. gross income was more than the larger of—

    1. $1,100, or

    2. earned income (up to $12,200) plus $350.