She is a full time high school student who owes taxes for 2021. The W2 for $1609 wouldn't have mattered much but the 1099-NEC indicates that your granddaughter was a contract employee who didn't pay social security and Medicare on the amount on the 1099-NEC. She's going to have to pay that. And - if her parents income is high enough - she's going to pay tax on that income at their tax rate. (That's why you got the question about their income).
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