To check your dependency status, open TurboTax Online and:
- Click the Pick up where you left off button, if it’s present
- Let the whole page load
- Click the My info tab in the left pane
- Click Edit to the right of your name
- Midway down the page, you’ll see 3. A few other things we need to know -- Someone else can claim me as a dependent on their tax return. Make sure you’d clicked the No bullet.
Here are the requirements for filing Form 8615, according to the IRS's Instructions for Form 8615. Maybe this’ll help see what’s triggering the form.
Form 8615 must be filed for any child who meets all of the following conditions.
1. The child had more than $2,200 of unearned income.
2. The child is required to file a tax return.
3. The child either:
a. Was under age 18 at the end of 2020,
b. Was age 18 at the end of 2020 and didn’t have earned income that was more than half of the child's support, or
c. Was a full-time student at least age 19 and under age 24 at the end of 2020 and didn’t have earned income that was more than half of the child's support. (Earned income is defined later. Support is defined below.)
4. At least one of the child's parents was alive at the end of 2020.
5. The child doesn’t file a joint return for 2020.
For these rules, the term “child” includes a legally adopted child and a stepchild. These rules apply whether or not the child is a dependent. These rules don’t apply if neither of the child’s parents were living at the end of the year.
