Does my 15 year old daughter need to file a Pennsylvania state income tax or federal income tax, she made $1600. I claim her on our taxes.

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Does my 15 year old daughter need to file a Pennsylvania state income tax or federal income tax, she made $1600. I claim her on our taxes.

If the income was reported to her on a W-2, no. If it was reported on a 1099-misc (box 7), she does need to file a return. If she got a W-2 and had federal or state taxes withheld, she might want to file a return in order to get the withholding returned to her.