clareb
Returning Member

minimum income for dependent to file

Hi, I have a question regarding my daughter, who is a full time college student, age 19 and claimed as a dependent on our taxes.  She had income this year from one job for which she received a W2, and 2 internships, for which she received 1099 MISC forms.  Her adjusted gross income is $9584, well below what I think is the minimum income to require submitting taxes.  ($12000 or so).   But, when doing all the forms through Turbotax, it shows that she owes $651 in federal taxes !?! 

Is this because for any  1099 MISC, they assume you are your own business?  Which clearly she is not. 

Or possibly because she had capital gain of $1149 from an investment account in her name?

We are still hoping she can get back some of the federal income tax withheld from her job.  Is it required to submit taxes?