Yes. You can claim her as a dependent on your return.
The following criteria must be met to claim someone as a qualifying child:
- Your child (including adopted and foster children), your sibling, or a descendent of any of them.
- Age 18 or younger at the end of the tax year OR under 24 (and younger than you and your spouse) if they are a full-time student
- Lived with you for more than 6 months during the tax year
- They did not provide more than half of their own support (social security does not count)
- They did not file a joint return, unless it was to claim a refund
- Have a social security number that is valid for employment
No. You do not report her income on your return. Since her income was only $8,200 from a W-2, she does not need to file a return unless she is claiming a refund. If she is not claiming a refund, then this income does not need to be reported on any return.
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