If you do not want to report the child at all, do not enter the child as a dependent under My Info.
If the child lives with you and you want to claim your child as a dependent but not claim the EIC, you must identify yourself as the custodial parent in TurboTax.
You do so, by indicating that your child lived with you for more than half of the year and that you are allowing the noncustodial parent to claim the child.
Please follow the directions below to claim your child as a nondependent:
- At My Info, input your child's personal information.
- At the screen Let's get more info about who will be claiming the child, answer Yes to the question
- Do you have a written or verbal agreement with the other parent about who can claim the child?
- Answer Yes to the question Is the child's other parent claiming the child per the legal agreement?
- You will see the screen It turns out the child does not qualify as your dependent.
- You will be able to file as Head of Household.
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