If you claimed the EIC and received it for your child and not just for yourself, it sounds like you are the custodial parent and you told TurboTax that the Non Custodial Parent could claim your child for 2023.
When you say this is the first year having to claim a dependent, was she born in 2023? If so, did you select that she lived with you for the entire year or did you select that she lived with you just from the month she was born. If you did select less than the entire year and she was born in 2023, you will need to go back to the personal info section (DURING THE AMEND PROCESS) and select that she lived with you the WHOLE year.
Are you the custodial or noncustodial parent?
Is there an agreement with the noncustodial parent? If so, then you cannot claim the Child Tax Credit, as they would get to claim this credit for the child for 2023
On your Schedule EIC, does it show that you have a child or does it just show the EIC for you? If it does not have your child's name on the form, then it is very likely you did not claim the child at all, and you were able to claim the EIC without a dependent.
Please do not make any changes until you get your refund, this will tell you your return is fully processed. Once your return is processed, then you can add your child IF no one else is claiming them as a dependent. Do NOT make any changes prior to hitting the AMEND MY RETURN button when you log back into your account. Your return needs to start as it was originally sent to the IRS. If not, you will not end up getting the proper credits when you do Amend Your Return.
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