JillS56
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

No, based on what you told us you do not have to file taxes unless there were federal taxes withheld from the income you earned and you would want to file to get back whatever federal withholdings were taken.   

 

Typically, you do not need to file unless you make more than the standard deduction for a single person is $12,100.   But if you are dependent and you are a student you would only file if you made more than the $12,100 or there were federal tax withholdings.  You would be filing to get those withholdings back.   You would want to make sure you check the box that says you are being claimed by someone else.  

 

Once you reach the age of 19, are no longer a student, and have an income of more than $12,100 you would need to file a tax return.   At this point, you would need to have a conversation with your parents.   Technically, if you are no longer a student your parents are not entitled to claim you as a dependent.   If you file claiming yourself and your parents file claiming you as a dependent, it would delay the processing of both your return and your parent's return.

 

For this year though, you do not have to file a return.