I am lawfully in the US since Oct 2019 with an L1 visa, I have 2 kids a 3 and a 5 yr old and my husband.
Last year I submitted my taxes and requested my kids ITIN, since they were not born in the US. My tax preparer deducted $500 for each of my kids since they don't have an SSN and technically are not eligible for one since you only obtain that for work purposes, but in speaking with my lawyer this came up and he said I should look into it since they are lawfully here on their L2 visas is not like they are illegally. So I have two questions:
1. do my kids adopt my "US resident for tax purposes" status and are eligible for Child Tax Credit ? I read Publication 501 but can't seem to find an answer
2. what turbo tax product is best for my case? my husband is self-employed with 1099 and W-2 work in 2020
I went to Sprintax and my case is not applicable for them since I should be filing as US resident.
Our visas are not expired and our kids meet all the qualifying dependant criteria.
