topic Re: How do I enter myself in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

How do I enter myself

debds403 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:30:38 GMT

Re: How do I enter myself

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 13 May 2023 22:34:25 GMT

Enter your own information in My Info.

Re: How do I enter myself

rjs — Sun, 14 May 2023 02:37:06 GMT

What exactly do you want to enter? Are you asking how to enter information about yourself, like your name, birth date, and Social Security number? Or are you asking how to enter a W-2 or 1099-series form by yourself instead of importing it?

Re: How do I enter myself

Hal_Al — Sun, 14 May 2023 15:06:42 GMT

The my info interview will ask if someone else can claim you as a dependent. When you answer no, to that question. TurboTax TT) will effectively "enter yourself" / "claim yourself".

In actuality, the only thing that happens is the box on form 1040, that says you can be claimed by somebody else does not get checked. But the TT interview treats you as a non-dependent, in filling out the other forms. Since, 2018, when the personal exemption was eliminated, there is nothing you can claim by "entering yourself".

With the tax law change, effective 2018, most dependents will get the same refund whether they claim themselves or not. The personal exemption has been eliminated and the standard deduction increased.