HelenC12
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Is your son showing up as a dependent? Please make sure:

  1. On the Do You Have Children or support someone? screen, answer Yes.
  2. On the Who Do You Support? screen, answer one of the first two options.
  3. On the Tell Us About Your Child screen, verify the birth date and citizenship status.
  4. On the How many months did XXX live with you in 2019 screen, select the whole year or the right number of months lived with you
  5. At the How many of those months were in the U.S.? box, select the whole year or the right number of months lived with you
  6. On the We know XXX is a baby/child, but we have to ask: Did she pay for most of her living expenses? answer No if she did not. 
  7. Continue with the onscreen questions.
  8. Go to the end of the dependent entry section of TurboTax. 

 

 

 

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