No. Each child reports their own W-2 income. They may not have to file a federal tax return if they made too little, as awesome Community member @Cats Rabbits said.
However, your children may want to file to get a refund if they had tax withheld.
Many states have lower filing levels than the federal government. In some cases you may not have to file federal but have to file state.
TurboTax federal and state are linked. You can’t file state without preparing federal, even if you don’t have to file it.
You can start a state for free. If TurboTax is showing no state tax due or refund, you can delete state and not pay anything. If your children owe or getting a refund, they can file.
Each child will need their own TurboTax account. If they don’t file, there’s no charge.
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