The following is written from the parent's perspective, but offers a good overview of your filing requirement.If your child is not being claimed by you or anyone else as adependent, she must file a federal tax return if her grossincome is at least $10,350 for 2016.If your child is beingclaimed as a dependent, she must file a return if any ofthe following apply. Her unearned income was more than $1,050. Her earned income was more than $6,300. Her gross income was more than the larger of— $1,050, or Her earned income (up to $5,950) plus $350. Finally, if your child has earnings from self-employment of $400or more, she must file a tax return and pay self-employment tax (the employer'sand employee's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes) on that income.

UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019 Maybe. It depends on your income. If you are considered a dependent, you do not need to file your own tax return, unless:Your unearned income (interest, dividends, etc.) is over $1,100;Your earned income (from a job) is over $12,200 or more;Your income was from self-employment [issued a 1099-MISC and not a W-2] and is $400 or more; orYou want to get back any taxes withheld.IMPORTANT: If you do file your own return make you indicate on it that you are a DEPENDENT OF SOMEONE ELSE. To do this:Click on the My Info tab (in the black bar at the left of your screen.Click Edit next to your name. In section #3, mark the box that Someone else can claim me on their tax return. Then mark the circle And this person will claim me on their 2019 return.Continue with the rest of the return.[Edited | 4/1/2020 | 1:24pm PDT]

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Best answer by MichaelMc

The following is written from the parent's perspective, but offers a good overview of your filing requirement.

If your child is not being claimed by you or anyone else as a dependent, she must file a federal tax return if her gross income is at least $10,350 for 2016.

If your child is being claimed as a dependent, she must file a return if any of the following apply.

Her unearned income was more than $1,050.
Her earned income was more than $6,300.
Her gross income was more than the larger of—

$1,050, or
Her earned income (up to $5,950) plus $350.

Finally, if your child has earnings from self-employment of $400 or more, she must file a tax return and pay self-employment tax (the employer's and employee's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes) on that income.

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Irene2805

UPDATED FOR TAX YEAR 2019

Maybe. It depends on your income.

If you are considered a dependent, you do not need to file your own tax return, unless:

Your unearned income (interest, dividends, etc.) is over $1,100;
Your earned income (from a job) is over $12,200 or more;
Your income was from self-employment [issued a 1099-MISC and not a W-2] and is $400 or more; or
You want to get back any taxes withheld.

IMPORTANT:

If you do file your own return make you indicate on it that you are a DEPENDENT OF SOMEONE ELSE. To do this:

Click on the My Info tab (in the black bar at the left of your screen.
Click Edit next to your name. In section #3, mark the box that Someone else can claim me on their tax return.
Then mark the circle And this person will claim me on their 2019 return.
Continue with the rest of the return.

[Edited | 4/1/2020 | 1:24pm PDT]

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The following is written from the parent's perspective, but offers a good overview of your filing requirement.

If your child is not being claimed by you or anyone else as a dependent, she must file a federal tax return if her gross income is at least $10,350 for 2016.

If your child is being claimed as a dependent, she must file a return if any of the following apply.

Her unearned income was more than $1,050.
Her earned income was more than $6,300.
Her gross income was more than the larger of—

$1,050, or
Her earned income (up to $5,950) plus $350.

Finally, if your child has earnings from self-employment of $400 or more, she must file a tax return and pay self-employment tax (the employer's and employee's share of Social Security and Medicare taxes) on that income.