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Turbo Tax deemed my 8yo child as ineligible for the tax credit because her SSN isn’t eligible for employment. Has anyone experienced this?

mearley9892 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:43:36 GMT

Re: Turbo Tax deemed my 8yo child as ineligible for the tax credit because her SSN isn’t eligible for employment. Has anyone experienced this?

VolvoGirl — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:05:59 GMT

Go back though her info under My Info. You must have missed the question for that you need to say yes.

Re: Turbo Tax deemed my 8yo child as ineligible for the tax credit because her SSN isn’t eligible for employment. Has anyone experienced this?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:22:20 GMT

You answered something incorrectly. Click her name in MY INFO. Go back through the screens for her information and make sure you said that her SSN does not say it is not valid for employment.

Re: Turbo Tax deemed my 8yo child as ineligible for the tax credit because her SSN isn’t eligible for employment. Has anyone experienced this?

pk — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:08:02 GMT

@mearley9892 , while my colleagues ( @VolvoGirl and @xmasbaby0 ) have provided you suggestions on how to correct if your child is actually NOT one with " Not Valid for Employment" SSN, I would first ask if your child actually does have one of these limited SSNs. If so ( i.e. the 8 year old has SSN that says "Not Valid for Employment" ) then there are limitations on child credit etc. Please this -- Tax benefits eligibility chart for families and individuals at a glance | Internal Revenue Service.

Is there more one of can do for you ?

Re: Turbo Tax deemed my 8yo child as ineligible for the tax credit because her SSN isn’t eligible for employment. Has anyone experienced this?

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:26:30 GMT

@mearley9892 Champ @pk makes an excellent point. If your child's Social Security card actually does say that it is not valid for employment, then you are not eligible for the child-related credit. What does it say on the SS card?