Yes, you should file to get your withholding back. You are exempt if you make less than the filing requirement for your filing status.
The Gross income
requirements for each filing status (If your income is below these, you don't
need to file.)
- Single: $10,300 if under age
65. $11,900 if 65 and older.
- Married filing jointly:
$20,700 if both under 65. ...
- Married filing separately --
$4,050 at any age.
- Qualifying widow(er) with a
dependent child: $16,650 if under 65. ...
- Head of household: $13,350 if
under 65.
The IRS increases
the standard deduction amount for taxpayers who are 65 or older by the end of the tax year. As a consequence, the
income threshold you use to evaluate whether you should file a tax return
increases by $1,000. If your 65th birthday falls on January 1, you can take the
larger standard deduction for the prior tax year since the IRS treats you as
being 65 on December 31.
