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Your question only states that you meet the support rule.  There are other qualifiers.  Be sure you meet them all.  If so. then you have answered something wrong, in the interview. Carefully, go thru the interview again. If that doesn't work, delete the dependent and re-enter.    There are two types of dependents, "Qualifying Children"(QC) and Other ("Qualifying Relative" in IRS parlance even though they don't have to actually be related). There is no income limit for a QC but there is an age limit, student status, a relationship test and residence test. The support test is different for each type. The support test, for a QC, is only that the child didn't provide more than half his own support. The support test for a Qualifying Relative is that the taxpayer provided more than half the relative's support.   A child of a taxpayer can still be a “Qualifying Child” (QC) dependent, regardless of his/her income, if: He is under age 19, or under 24 if a full time student for at least 5 months of the year, or is totally & permanently disabled He did not provide more than 1/2 his own support. Scholarships are excluded from the support calculation He lived with the parent (including temporary absences such as away at school) for more than half the year   So, it doesn't matter how much he earned. What matters is how much he spent on support. Money he put into savings does not count as support he spent on himself. The support value of the home, provided by the parent, is the fair market rental value of the home plus utilities & other expenses divided by the number of occupants. The IRS has a worksheet that can be used to help with the support calculation. See: http://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/teacher/worksheet_for_determining_support_4012.pdf See full dependent rules at: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Family/Rules-for-Claiming-a-Dependent-on-Your-Tax-Return/INF12139.html   A person can still be a Qualifying relative dependent, if not a Qualifying Child (but then it does matter how much income he has) if he meets the 6 tests for claiming a dependent: Closely Related OR live with the taxpayer ALL year His/her gross taxable income for the year must be less than $5200 (2025) ($5050 for 2024). The taxpayer must have provided more than 1/2 his support In either case: He must be a US citizen or resident of the US, Canada or Mexico He must not file a joint return with his spouse or be claiming a dependent of his own He must not be the qualifying child of another taxpayer He must have a US social security number or tax identification number (TIN)

It should be ignored if you have not physically received any letter from the IRS. Also, you have already done the work of verification and confirmation you did include your interest income on your tax return. It could be an internal indicator.   Steps you can take if you choose: Check the Notice Number: Identify the specific notice code on your transcript (e.g., CP05, CP11, CP5071) to understand the exact cause, as shown on the IRS website. A Letter: If you do receive a letter you should respond immediately. Check Account Transcript: Review your IRS Account Transcript for specific Transaction Codes (TC) that explain the action taken, as explained on the Taxpayer Advocate Service website

In order for us to troubleshoot this issue, you can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information. If you would like to do this, here are the instructions for TurboTax Desktop users:   From the black bar at the top of your screen, select Online Click Send Tax File to Agent Click Send on the message that pops up TurboTax will create a "sanitized" copy of your return information with no personal info Post the full token number here in this thread We will then be able to review your file to see what you are seeing, and we can determine what is going on in your return and provide you with a suggested resolution. @KevinP1