A single mom with a child, but no income does not need to file a return. The child cannot be your dependent if you have not provided more than 50% of the child's support.
The tax return can be filed for free, potentially.
Click this link to see if you qualify to file for free: IRS Free File Program delivered by TurboTax
Otherwise, start your return with TurboTax Free Edition.
See: What's the difference between IRS Free File Program and Free Edition?
You may be interested in filing to see if you qualify for the stimulus payments. Filing a 2020 tax return is the only remaining way to receive those payments only if they have not already been received.
To do this in TurboTax, follow these steps:
- Go to the search box and enter stimulus. Click the Jump to link.
- Answer Yes.
- At the next screen, Let's double-check the amount you received, answer No to edit the first-round and second-round amounts.
- Since no stimulus amount was received, enter 0 for each box. An amount must be entered in each box. When finished, click Continue.
For more information, see: Recovery Rebate Credit Frequently Asked Questions | Internal Revenue Service.
To see if you should claim your child, go to this quick IRS quiz: Whom May I Claim as a Dependent? | Internal Revenue Service.
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