Data transformation may be used as a remedial measure to make data suitable for modeling with linear regression if the original data violates one or more assumptions of linear regression.

When should data be transformed?

If you visualize two or more variables that are not evenly distributed across the parameters, you end up with data points close by. For a better visualization it might be a good idea to transform the data so it is more evenly distributed across the graph.

Do I need to transform my data?

No, you don't have to transform your observed variables just because they don't follow a normal distribution. Linear regression analysis, which includes t-test and ANOVA, does not assume normality for either predictors (IV) or an outcome (DV).