Deductions & credits


@dfjames727 wrote:

He was 13, should have mentioned that. 


Using TurboTax you should have indicated that he was your Child, stepchild is your Child.  Verify his date of birth.  Verify that you indicated that he lived with you for the whole year.  Verify that you indicated that he did NOT provide over one-half of his own support.  Verify that you indicated there was NOT another person in the household who also supported him.  Verify that you indicated that you were the parent to claim the child.

 

If all the above were entered in the My Info section of the program for dependent's then he should have qualified for being your dependent and the Child Tax Credit.

 

You will have to amend 2019 tax return that was filed to get the Child Tax Credit.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2019 tax return - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/how-do-i-amend-a-2019-return-in-turbotax/01/123845...

 

For the $500 stimulus payment for an eligible dependent you can claim that on the 2020 tax return being filed in 2021.