My child needs to file a state tax return to get a refund from her first job over withholding state tax. Do I need to file a federal as well, even if nothing is owed?
My 16 year old child is working her first job - she makes well under the standard deduction, so her employer did not withhold any federal tax. However, state tax was withheld. When i run this though TurboTax, it properly generates a federal return with no taxes due and a small refund on the state return. I'm assuming i should e-file both returns as Turbotax proposes. Just wanted to make sure i should file both and not just the state return. Thanks for any help !