Child who works and is a dependent

My son is 17 and works part time. Does he have to file his own return? He earned less than $7K and I also claim him as a dependent.

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If his income was from wages reported on a W-2 he does not have to file a tax return since he is below the minimum requirement to file of $12,550. However, if he had taxes withheld from his wages he should file a tax return to get a refund of the taxes withheld. If he does file make sure that he indicates on his tax return that he can be claimed as a dependent.