Go to:
- Federal taxes>wages and income
- Go to Wages and Salaries>select update
- Edit your W2 and continue through until you reach a screen that says Let's Check for Uncommon Situations
- Check to see if inmate or lived in a half-way house is checked. if so, uncheck it.
- Also go to the forms mode and select form W2. Check part V111 of the form to make sure that the box is unchecked also indicating that you were an inmate.....
As far as the Child Tax credit question, go to:
- Federal Taxes>deductions and Credits
- You and Your Family>Child and other dependent tax credit
- Answer "no" to all the questions to disqualify you from the credit.
- See if this works. You may need to go to the forms to delete form 8812 if it is listed.
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