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Are you sure it's not the TAXES DUE that are going down?
or are you really adding your dependent's Social Security income (SSA-1099)? I ask because you are posting in the Retirement section.
No. It's not taxes due. It's asking me to add my dependent. I add my son. After I add his SSN, my federal refund due decreases significantly.
@ana_b07107 Mine is doing this also(adding parent as dependent) did you figure it out?
My guess as to why this fluctuation may be happening is that the software presumes that the new dependent will be a qualifying child and then corrects when the dependent becomes a qualifying relative?
The tests for a qualifying child are:
The tests for a qualifying relative are:
See this TurboTax Help.
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