After you file

What were you hoping to accomplish?   If your only income was Social Security, you were not required to file a tax return unless you have a 1095A for marketplace health insurance.   You are not eligible for any sort of child-related credits if you did not have income from working, nor would you get any sort of refundable education credit for college students if you did not work.

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