If a youth makes less then the basic personal amount, they are not required to file taxes. This info was found from two different websites, including turbo tax. My dependent was not charged income tax so there would be no refund either.
They were not qualified to get the free version because they had a T5 as they have a savings account and earned interest. Why would they pay to file taxes? There is zero requirement and zero benefit.
I also wasn't trying to claim them as a dependant. I knew we didn't qualify for that. I was following the "recommended" steps and couldn’t get past that step unless I lied or did their taxes. If I knew that I could enter the info straight from the T4, then I would have done that but they were asking for a line number from the T1. That other information would have been helpful. But neither of the support people suggested that.
