No, your child does not need to file their own tax return as her gross income is less than the filing threshold of $12,000 in gross income for 2019.
Yes, you and your wife can list her as a dependent child on your joint return assuming your child is:
- Related to you
- Can't be claimed by somebody else
- A US citizen, resident, national or a Canadian or Mexico resident
- Not filing a joint return
- Under the age of 19
- Lived with you for more than half of the year
- Didn't provide more than half of their own support for the year
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