My College Student Made $3,000 This Year. Do They Need to File Taxes and Can I Still Claim Them?

What matters when it comes to filing taxes isn’t just how much your dependent student earned. It’s the type of income involved and whether it crosses two key IRS thresholds.

# My College Student Made $3,000 This Year. Do They Need to File Taxes and Can I Still Claim Them? What matters when it comes to filing taxes isn’t just how much your dependent student earned. It’s the type of income involved and whether it crosses two key IRS thresholds. **Read the full article:** [Kiplinger](https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/does-my-college-student-need-to-file-taxes-this-year) *This article was originally published by Kiplinger. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*