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Full time student return

bhester36 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:19:59 GMT

My daughter is full time student that works part time. Does she need to fill a tax return?

Re: Full time student return

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:39:25 GMT

MY DEPENDENT HAD A JOB

If your dependent has a W-2 for his after-school job, summer job, etc. you do not include the information on your own return. You can still claim your child as a dependent on your own return. He/she can file his own return for a refund of some of his withheld wages (he won’t get back anything for Social Security or Medicare), but MUST indicate on it that he can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. (Supervise this closely or prepare it for him!)

If your dependent’s earnings were over $400 and were reported on a 1099Misc or 1099NEC then he must file a return and pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.

You might also want to use free software from the IRS Free File versions:

https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/

Re: Full time student return

TomD8 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:43:47 GMT

And you'll find some more detail here:

Do I need to file my own taxes if I'm a dependent? (intuit.com)

Re: Full time student return

bhester36 — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 15:44:13 GMT

thanks

My daughter is 20 and she only earned about 10,000.

Re: Full time student return

JulieS — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:15:57 GMT

If the $10,000 is earned income on W-2 , she does not need to file. On the other hand she may get a refund of the amount in box 2 of her W2 form if she does file a return.

If part of her income is on Form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC, she will need to file and may owe some tax.

If she does file a return, she needs to check the box, "Someone can claim me as a dependent".

Re: Full time student return

SweetieJean — Sat, 16 Apr 2022 18:40:17 GMT

She might still need to file a State return, though.