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My husband and I are filing married separate. Why did it determine that my son does not qualify as dependent if I am the only one claiming him?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 5, 2019
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Alumni - Champ

That is a bug scheduled for the 3/27 update.

One workaround by a TurboTax employee:

"I'm sure this is counter intuitive but I'm guessing that people have overlooked checking the box in the spouse's flow (when MFS) for "No one else can claim my spouse as their dependent for 2018" (provided that is true). Afterwards, go through the dependent flow and you'll be able to claim the child.

The attached screenshot shows the box to check."

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**