Nick7
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Should dependent student (20 yr.) file the Federal tax return for his 1099-Misc income ($4200 in box 7, no taxes taken) and W-2 ($230)? Should he file Alabama taxes?

My son is a full time undergraduate student (20 years). We claim him as a dependent. He worked as a student assistant at hospital and received $4200 in 2016. He got a 1099-Misc form with the amount in the box 7.  No taxes was taken.. He also got a W-2 form from other place for $230. Does he have to file his Federal and Alabama (place of residency and work) tax returns?

I tried to fill Federal taxes in TurboTax. The income is less than amount of Standard Deduction (applied), but TurboTax still shows about $600 in Federal taxes due? This is confusing.