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February 11, 2024
Question

My college student did not have federal income tax withheld, does she still need to file a 1040?

  • February 11, 2024
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her total wages were under $3000.00 for 2023

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VolvoGirl
Employee
February 11, 2024

No.  She only has to file to get back any withholding taken out.

Hal_Al
Employee
February 11, 2024

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 2023 if he had any of the following:

  1.          Total income (wages, salaries, taxable scholarship etc.) of more than $13,850 (2023).
  2.          Unearned income (interest, dividends, capital gains, unemployment, taxable portion of 529 distribution) of more than $1250 (2023)
  3.          Unearned income over $400 and gross income of more than $1250 (2023)
  4.          Household employee income (e.g. baby sitting, lawn mowing) over $2600 ($13,850 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.

 

State Filing Requirements: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2903200-do-i-need-to-file-a-state-return