My 17 years old granddaughter lives with me but she worked this year,can I still claim her as dependent? will she have to file herself?

[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 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://turbotax.intuit.com/taxfreedom/

[DJS]

See the following: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent

Even if she must file her own tax return she can still be a dependent as long as she reports that she can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. 

also see the following to see if she may need to file a tax return.  

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901402-do-i-need-to-file-my-own-taxes-if-i-m-a-dependent

[SweetieJean]

Do her parents live with you as well?

[tflowers0115]

NO