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scfm28d
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I need to amend my 2021 tax return. I claimed my child by mistake. It was my ex-wifes year to claim her. How can I change this?

Can I change my taxes and not list my daughter as a dependent?
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I need to amend my 2021 tax return. I claimed my child by mistake. It was my ex-wifes year to claim her. How can I change this?

@scfm28d yes, you can amend your tax return and not list your daughter. 

I need to amend my 2021 tax return. I claimed my child by mistake. It was my ex-wifes year to claim her. How can I change this?

You remove a dependent in My Info.   You do not say who the child lived with, or whether you and the other parent have a signed Form 8332.  

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-change-correct-return-a...

 

 

Are you the custodial parent?  Do you have an agreement with the other parent to allow the other parent to claim them--due to divorce or that you live apart and share custody?  Did one of you sign a Form 8332?

 

If there is a signed 8332 then the custodial parent retains the right to file as Head of Household, get earned income credit and the childcare credit.  The non-custodial parent gets the child tax credit for children under the age of 17.

 

As far as the IRS is concerned, the custodial parent is the one with whom the child spent the most nights during the tax year--at least 183 nights.

 

If you are a non-married couple who live together then only one of you can claim the child(ren) and the one not claiming the child does not enter anything at all on their tax return about the child. 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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