topic My son turned 17 on Nov. 31, 2017 do I put him down as 16 on my 2017 tax’s return in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-turned-17-on-nov-31-2017-do-i-put-him-down-as-16-on-my-2017-tax-s-return/01/314722#M132205 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:54:17 GMT robertaburke32 2019-06-03T18:54:17Z My son turned 17 on Nov. 31, 2017 do I put him down as 16 on my 2017 tax’s return https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-turned-17-on-nov-31-2017-do-i-put-him-down-as-16-on-my-2017-tax-s-return/01/314722#M132205 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:54:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-turned-17-on-nov-31-2017-do-i-put-him-down-as-16-on-my-2017-tax-s-return/01/314722#M132205 robertaburke32 2019-06-03T18:54:17Z You enter his date of birth in the dependent section of M... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-enter-his-date-of-birth-in-the-dependent-section-of-m/01/314729#M132207 <P>You enter his date of birth in the dependent section of My Info.&nbsp; Since he was not under the age of 17 on the last day of 2017 he is not eligible for the Child Tax Credit on the 2017 tax retun.&nbsp; Just because he is 17 does not mean you cannot claim him as a dependent on your tax return and use his personal exemption.</P> Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:54:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/you-enter-his-date-of-birth-in-the-dependent-section-of-m/01/314729#M132207 DoninGA 2019-06-03T18:54:18Z