She does not have a federal filing requirement with a W-2 with less than $14,600 on it. But if any federal tax was withheld (box 2) or state tax (box 17) she can file to seek a refund.
You could use Free Edition to prepare a return for her.
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/free-edition.jsp
MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB
If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return. He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages from boxes 2 or 17 (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)
If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.
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