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June 17, 2024
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Lived out of the country as a student in 2023 and earned no income in US or California. Do I have to file a federal or state tax return?

  • June 17, 2024
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My daughter, a college student, resided in a foreign country the entire year except for a brief visit to the US.  She earned $0 in US but does have a job in this country.

Does she have to file a federal or state (California) return for 2023 (other than the FBAR)?

She will not be living in the US in 2024.

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    DoninGA
    Employee
    June 17, 2024

    If she is a US citizen or a US resident then she is required to report her income, foreign or domestic, on a US federal tax return.

    June 17, 2024

    @DanaBan how much did she earn?  if less than the standard deduction ($13,850), there is no filing requirement. 

    DoninGA
    Employee
    June 17, 2024

    If her income was from self-employment and she received $400 or more then she required to report that income on Form 1040 using a Schedule C.