需要讨论college student 报税，可以这样说吧，父母报，孩子也要报

特别是孩子有part time job的。（没有 W2, 孩子就不用报了？）

父母claim孩子 as dependent 是有条件的。

主要是提供了 50%financial support; full time student (enrolled in IRS 认可的 institutions); not over 24岁

Note:

Scholarships or grants received by the student do not count as the student providing their own support. If you did not provide 50% of your support, then you must select the option for “I can be claimed on someone else’s return” even if your parents do not claim you. The IRS has a worksheet that will help you determine who provides more than 50% of the support.

孩子报税单需要选择 yes: "I can be claimed on someone else’s return"