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After you file
Did you enter your two college students on your return? If so, you can double check to be sure TurboTax did not already give you Head of Household status before making any changes. To do this click Tools>>Tax Tools>>View Tax Summary>>Preview my 1040.
You will see your filing status directly under your name and address. Then if you look a few rows down you will see any dependents you claimed. If you have college age students as your dependents, then you may also see a check mark in the box for Credit for Other Dependents. This is a $500 non refundable credit that will bring your tax liability down to $0, but will not be refunded be refunded to you.
If you did not claim your kids on your return, then you will want to Amend Your Return to add them to your return. If they meet the criteria to be claimed, this could potentially give you Head Of Household status and the Other Dependent Credit.
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