Do i file my 16yo daughter's taxes? I claim her as my dependant as usual but she did work part time hours

[xmasbaby0]

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 may want to use this version of TT for that:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program

[MayaD]

You daughter needs to file a return if 

• Her earned income (money you made by working) exceeds $12,400
• Her unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, etc.) exceeds $1,100
• Her business or self-employment net income (gross minus expenses) is at least $400
• Her gross income (earned plus unearned) exceeds the larger of $1,100 or your earned income (up to $12,050) plus $350

But even if Her income falls below these filing requirements, she'll want to file her own tax return to get a refund of any federal or state taxes withheld from her paychecks.

When filing her return make sure to check the Box that someone can claim her as a dependent