There is no "linking" of parent and student-dependent returns, in any version of TT. Any info needed (from the other return) has to be manually entered.
Taxable scholarships only counts as earned income (compensation"), for the purpose of figuring allowable IRA contributions, if the student is a grad student.
If an undergrad earned $2000 from a part time job, and had $4000 in scholarships claimed as income, the undergrad could only put $2000 in an IRA. A grad student could put $6000.
