@adelajk Even if his income is under the $14,600 single standard deduction amount, if he had any federal or state tax withheld from his pay, he would want to file a return in order to seek a refund. He can get a refund for amounts in box 2 or 17 of his W-2. Or...if his income was self-employment income he is required to file if he had even $400 of self-employment income; he would owe self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.
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.
You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
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