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April 11, 2025
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If my college student received $3081 in summer internship with W2, received scholarships, grants, and fellowships, does she still need to file for taxes?

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If my college student received $3081 in summer internship with W2, received scholarships, grants, and fellowships, does she still need to file for taxes?
Best answer by Hal_Al

You do not report his/her income on your return. If it has to be reported, at all, it goes on his own return. If your dependent child is under age 19 (or under 24 if a full time student), he or she must file a tax return for 2024 if he had any of the following:

  1. Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $14,600 ($13,850 for2023).
  2.  Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, unemployment, taxable portion of 529 distribution) of more than $1300 ($1250 for 2023). 
  3. Unearned income over $450 and gross income of more than $1300.
  4.  Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2600 ($14,600 if under age 18)
  5.  Other self employment income over $432, including money on a form 1099-NEC

 

Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or Medicare tax withholding.

In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.

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April 11, 2025

It depends on if you are claiming her as a dependent and how much taxable scholarship income she had.  If her earned income was under $14,600, she would not have to file (if you are claiming her).

Hal_Al
Hal_AlAnswer
Employee
April 11, 2025

You do not report his/her income on your return. If it has to be reported, at all, it goes on his own return. If your dependent child is under age 19 (or under 24 if a full time student), he or she must file a tax return for 2024 if he had any of the following:

  1. Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $14,600 ($13,850 for2023).
  2.  Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, unemployment, taxable portion of 529 distribution) of more than $1300 ($1250 for 2023). 
  3. Unearned income over $450 and gross income of more than $1300.
  4.  Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2600 ($14,600 if under age 18)
  5.  Other self employment income over $432, including money on a form 1099-NEC

 

Even if he had less, he is allowed to file if he needs to get back income tax withholding. He cannot get back social security or Medicare tax withholding.

In TurboTax, he indicates that somebody else can claim him as a dependent, at the personal information section.

isilvesAuthor
April 11, 2025

Her W2 income is $3081. She had a fellowship awarded for $4750. Does this fellowship count as income? There is a question whether or not I can claim her as a dependent if she does not make more than ~$50XX. This is a confusion. Thanks in advance for your help!