A2A.I assume that when you say you made $1700 it was from a job. If that is the case, then the advice you were given was correct. As a dependent, you do not have to file a return when your earned income is less than the maximum standard deduction for a dependent.If your income was from something other than a job - for example, if your parents invested in a stock fund in your name that generated the $1700 (or if you bought and sold Bitcoin or something like thst) - then you were required to file a return. In 2022 the maximum you could have in unearned income without filing was $1050.Assuming that you earned the income from a job, for the purposes of college financial aid, a student who was not required to file enters the information from the W-2 or 1099 form received (since you earned $1700 you should have received one or the other) instead of the return information. If you are filling out the FAFSA form, the instructions for the form tell you what to do. The college should accept the W-2 in lieu of the tax return.