MayaD
Employee Tax Expert

Deductions & credits

 To remove your child for EIC purposes, follow these steps (this won't affect your Child Tax Credit):

  1. Sign in to your account and select the Fix my return button.
  2. At the Welcome back to TurboTax message, select My Info in the left menu.
  3. On the Personal info summary screen, select Edit next to the dependent in question.
  4. Continue until you reach the How many months did [child] live with you in 2020? screen. On this screen, select 5 months (or less) under [Child] lived with me for..., and then Continue.
  5. Keep answering the questions until you get to the Your children and others you support screen, then select Done.

For more information please check How to remove your child from the EIC

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