Deductions & credits

E-file reject IND-517-01 usually happens when you claim a dependent, but that person has filed a tax return and didn’t indicate that someone else can claim them as a dependent.

Less commonly, you can get reject code IND-517-01 if you entered your dependent's Social Security number incorrectly or if someone filed a return using your dependent's Social Security number. See this help article for more information. 

For 2023, Form 8615 needs to be filed if all of the following conditions apply:

• The child has more than $2,500 in unearned income
• The child is required to file a tax return
• The child does not file a joint tax return with a spouse
• At least one of the child's parents is alive
• The child is within certain age limits

For tax purposes, the child's "age" is the age on December 31. The child is required to file the form if any of these conditions apply:

• The child is under 18 at the end of the year
• The child is 18 years old and does not have earned income that is more than half of the child's support for the year, or
• The child is a full-time student aged 19-23 and does not have earned income that is more than half of the child's support

See this TurboTax tips article for more information. Filing Form 8615 doesn't disqualify someone as a dependent if they otherwise qualify.

It could be that someone else filed a return claiming her as a dependent.

If you need to mail in your return, but she qualifies as your dependent and you prepared her return correctly showing that she is a dependent, then you can still include her as a dependent on your return. The IRS will eventually send you and whoever else claimed her an audit notice and will determine who is entitled to claim the dependent.

See this tax tips article for the qualifications to claim a dependent.