Thanks for those replies...
The reason I would treat a dependent differently is for AOTC credits and NYS tuition deductions, where NYS and Fed differ on their requirements. Apparently this is somewhat common; in fact, the instructions for the NYS form say: "Example: You were entitled to claim your child as a dependent on your federal return but chose not to in order to allow them to claim a federal education credit on their federal tax return. You may still claim them as a dependent on your New York State return."
The struggle is how to do it right within Turbotax 2023 and hopefully efile the results.
