I filed my taxes as Head of Household claiming my daughter as a dependent (college student). The tax advisor told me that my daughter needed to file her own tax return because according to the 1098-T the scholarships/grants exceeded the qualified education expenses. She has a W-2 with wages of $6278 and the exceeding amount on her 1098-T is of $5617 totaling $11,895 as taxable income. The standard deduction is $12,500 according to the 1040 for her. Is this correct? She does not need to pay any taxes? I want to double check before I file because the tax advisor told me that I had to pay taxes for her.
