<prompt> Human: Im a College Student and Ive been employed part time last year. This year I made 4,369.00 and have paid 585.59 in taxes via income tax, Social Security tax, Medicare tax, and State Income tax. I have never filed for taxes before and I am wondering if I am able to and if I am. How should I begin. Thank you.  <response>: It might be as simple as downloading the form 1040EZ and filling it in once you get your W-2 from your job. Here is the pdf and instructions:If youre a tax dependent, and you earn under 6300 at a W-2 job, you wouldnt owe federal income taxes. You do owe Social Security and Medicare taxes, which already got taken. One slightly tricky aspect for you is that youd need to fill out a short worksheet on page 2 of Form 1040EZ to determine what your deduction amount is for line 5. Likely its your wages 350. Since this is larger than your income, youll find that your taxable income is zero.When you file and show what your actual income was and that your income tax is 0, youd get a refund of the federal income tax. Your state has its own system for collecting and refunding state taxes, which youll have to research.---If you are a dependent, you may also want to discuss with the person who claims you as a dependent if they will be eligible for any education tax credits related to money spent on education. IRS Publication 970 has info about that. If you are not claimed a dependent, you might be eligible for a tax credit like American Opportunity Tax Credit if you had qualified education expenses not covered by taxfree scholarships and grants. In that case, you would use Form 1040 rather than 1040EZ. 