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Hello janbrit,

Thanks for your question.

If your daughter had withholding on her paycheck in 2008, she will just need to file a return - Form 1040EZ with the Form W-2 in order to get her withholding tax refunded. If you claimed her as a dependent in 2008, be sure to check the box on the form where it asks if you can claimed another person's return. If no tax is due, there will be no penalties/interest. It is past the time for e-fling 2008 returns, so you would have to send in a paper return. See 2008 Form 1040EZ

For 2009, she can file her return when you get her W-2 near the end of January 2010 in order to claim he withholding tax credit.

The same instructions would aplpy if the state withheld taxes - you would have to file Michigan state income tax returns for her to get her money back.

Hope this helps,
Sincerely,


Edited by JK_CPA on 10/29/2009 at 9:13 PM

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