Benefits of filing taxes for students that earn under 12.000?

[saramatos]

Hello, I wanted to know:

1) if there are any benefits (federal or state) of filing taxes is I work as a waitress in California if I earn around 9.000?

2) are my tips tax free or taxed as regular income?

3) I work shifts, is my the income I earn during the weekend taxed as a normal income?

4) and finally, I started working part time at a start-up and I've been given stocks, are these stocks taxed differentely?

Which TurboTax product would allow me to do all of this?

Thanks a lot!

Sara

[NCperson]

If you earned under $12000 and you are single and are not a dependent on anyone else’s tax return , there is no requirement to file unless taxes were withheld in which case you’ll need to file to get the money back

All the income you are asking about is reported as income.

Were you given stock or stock options? ISO Stock options (if vested) can get tricky so best to ask at the employer . If you were given stock that is taxable (. But I suspect they were stock options)