Since she is filing her own return anyway, she should include the dividend income on her return.
When you do file a tax return, you are required to report your worldwide income. Therefore, the dividends do need to be reported.
Taking a look at them on their own and combined with her part-time W-2 income, the filing requirement may not be met except for filing for a refund of taxes withheld.
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