How do I remove a dependent?

@snowman9254 If you need to find your son's account, please use our recovery form below to retrieve it.

Account Recovery Request for your TurboTax Account 

@cathleenlsmith Here's a repost of Heather14's post above to remove a dependent.

You may not wish to remove the dependent from your return even if you can't claim them, as they may otherwise qualify you for other deductions and credits or for filing Head of Household. You can revisit the questions for the dependent and indicate that you are not claiming them on your return instead. 

To remove the dependent from a return that you have not filed you will do the following:

• Log in to your TurboTax Online account, or open your TurboTax CD/Download program
• Click Take me to my return
• Click on Personal Info
• Find the dependent's name that you want to remove from your return
• Click to delete.

 To delete a dependent on an amended/rejected return you will do the following:

• Log in to your TurboTax Online account, or open your TurboTax CD/Download program
• Click on Taxes
• Click on My Tax Timeline
• Look under the status of your 2016 return, and click to Amend your return/or click Fix my return
• Once in your return, you will click on Personal Info
• Find the dependent's name that you want to remove from your return
• Click to delete.

Please see How do I add or remove a dependent? for assistance with removing your dependent. 

@david9292

@beatrider77 You should not file an amended California Form 540-X if the dependent is still on there. I do not see a dependent when prepare amended 2018 federal and state returns and remove the dependent.

California does have a question in the the state section: "Do you have a dependent you didn't claim on your federal return?" Try saying NO there and see if that fixes the issue.

If you are using the CD\Desktop program you can also manually delete a dependent from the state form:

1. Click on Forms in the upper right
2. On the left column, go to California Individual and find Info Worksheet.
3. Double click and go down to Part IV - Dependent Information and manually delete any dependent into.

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@--jow-pa-chack-6 wrote:

CANT GET MY PDF TO PRINT OPEN BEEN TRYING SCENT 10-1-21.THEY REJECT ME BECAUSE OF MY GRAND SON.SOME BODY FILE HIM.SO I HAVE NOT PAID ANY MONEY,NOR BEEN FIEL.D THE WRONG FORMS.THE WORK SHEET 1040 IS WHAT HE SUP POSE BEEN FIELD

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If your 2020 e-filed federal tax return was rejected because the dependent's Social Security number was already entered on another federal tax return received by the IRS then you will have to print and mail your tax return including the dependent on your return.

To print the PDF download of your tax return you must have a PDF compatible application installed on your computer, such as Adobe Reader - https://get.adobe.com/reader/

See this TurboTax support FAQ for how to change from e-filing to mailing a tax return when using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-switch-from-e-filing-to-file-by-mail/01/1007233

See this TurboTax support FAQ for printing a tax return for mailing when using the online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/printing/help/how-do-i-print-and-mail-my-return-in-turbotax-online/01/26258