Some other points-----You mentioned that your friend has a child. If she did not receive stimulus checks for 2020 and/or 2021, she needs to use the recovery rebate credit in Federal Review for those tax years in order to get stimulus money for herself and/or the child.
For 2021, the child tax credit was a higher amount and she did not even need earned income to get that child tax credit, unless the child was older than 17. The child must have a SSN.
The refundable credits that your friend may be eligible for may make this much less dire than she imagines. It is great that she has a friend willing to help her sort this out.
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