Taxes/Students

[jujube]

Need help....Daughter just graduated from UofChicago where she earned $1500 working for the school last year...Does she have to file a Illinois State return? She is a resident of Calif and has moved back since graduating..Does she file a Calif return??? Confused...

[mwcpa]

how was the 1500.00 earned, W-2, 1099-misc?

for federal purposes
if 1099-misc a federal income tax return would be required to pay the SE tax (F.I.C.A. and social security)
if w-2 and no other income and no withholding of federal income tax (F.I.C.A. and Medicare are not federal income tax) then no federal filing should be needed, but it cannot hurt to file.

For Illinois
As she worked in Illinois, generally, a tax filing is required. But, if her only income is the 1,500 there will be zero Illinois tax. If she had Illinois tax withheld the only way to get it refunded would be to file a return. info is available for free at www.revenue.state.il.us/index.htm#t=tab1

forms needed www.revenue.state.il.us/TaxForms/IncmCurrentYear/Individual/IL-1040.pdf and www.revenue.state.il.us/TaxForms/IncmCurrentYear/Individual/Schedule-NR.pdf

see each form's instructions too.

For Cali
Generally, as a resident of California an income tax return is required, but assuming her income is only 1,500 then no tax return is required. more information for free can be found at www.ftb.ca.gov/index.shtml