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You mention your 2019 return.   Have either of you filed a 2020 return yet?   I hope not---because YOU are the one who should be filing and claiming your child.

 

 

Since all of you live together then only one of you can claim the child on a tax return.   If you are the one with an income then it should be you.   If your BF does not have any income over $4300 (not counting Social Security) then you could even claim him as your dependent if he lived with you for the whole year.  You should be filing as Head of Household to claim your daughter and get the child-related credits for claiming her.  

 

Am I Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894553-do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2900097-what-is-a-qualifying-person-for-head-of-household

 

If you qualify as Head of Household, when you enter your filing status (single or married filing separately) into My Info, and then enter your qualifying dependent, TurboTax will offer HOH as your filing status.

 

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent  

 

 

 

If your BF claimed her---and has no income at all-- then he should amend his tax return to remove her as a dependent.

 

If he claimed her already on a 2020 return you will not be able to e-file a 2020 return.   You will have to print, sign and mail your 2020 return that claims your child.  You should go to the recovery rebate credit section in Federal Review for the 1st and 2nd stimulus payments for claiming your child if you did not get them yet.

 

The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return.  If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021

The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”)  If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.

 

Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.

 

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

 

 

 

 

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