@Crazycarebears2021 File your own tax return that claims your child as your dependent. Since the other parent already filed and claimed the child you will not be able to e-file but you can print, sign and mail your tax return that claims your child. Enter her information in My Info, including her Social Security number. As the custodial parent you should be able to file as Head of Household and if you have income earned from working you may get the earned income credit, and the child tax credit. It is too late now to get the monthly child tax credit payments that began in July but file your tax return anyway. Make sure you use the recovery rebate credit in the Federal Review section to get the stimulus payments for claiming your child. And then file a 2021 tax return in early 2022 to claim your child so that you will get the child tax credit on that return.
Eventually the IRS will send letters to both parents to sort out who the child lives with, so be prepared to show the IRS that the child lives with you. If the other parent has claimed her fraudulently he will face repayment of stimulus money he has received for claiming her and repayment of any other child-related credits for claiming her, and penalties.
If you qualify to use it, there is another full-featured free version of the software:
Try Free File:
You qualify if your income was $39,000 or less, or $72,000 or less if active duty military, or if you qualify for Earned Income Credit
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900583-what-is-turbotax-free-file-program
Note: If you do not qualify to use Free File then you will have to upgrade to Deluxe or higher in the paid versions of the software.
Online Deluxe $60 State software $50
Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free
https://apps.irs.gov/app/freeFile/
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