My wife and I do MFS because of student loan. We did the same last year and I had no problems because we each have a child that we could take the tax credit for every other year. However 2019 neither one of us takes the tax credit for our biological children.
However, we adopted 2 children in 2019. Right now it is telling me as I fill out my wife's taxes that they are not eligible to be claimed by her. It asks if there is a decree, and I put No since we are not divorced. It then asks who makes more money and then says she cannot claim them on her taxes. I also chose the option that they spent an equal amount of nights with both of us as we were all together for 2019.
Why can't she claim one of the children and I claim the other? Why is it asking if there is an agreement when there is no divorce and I mark adopted?
