On his return the income was not taxed at your rates, but rather, since he indicated he was dependent, he qualified for a much lower standard deduction.
His standard deduction would only be about $1400 based on his earned income. You would see that on line 12 of his form 1040.
Here is a link to help explain the reduced standard deduction for dependents. See table 8.
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