@Caseyjo84 wrote:
Yes he filed as his child. I was not required to file a return for 2019
Then he has a problem if he is not the farther. If he collected the child tax credit, EIC, child care credit and/or filed as Head of Household then he will have to pay that back plus possible penalties.
As I said above, the MOST he could get is the $500 other dependent credit and then only if he provided the support the entire year if he is not related to the child.
The IRS will probably audit last year also.
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