https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-children-as-non-qualifying-dependents/01/444426#M182680 <P>I have 3 biological children. All live with me 365 days a year. I pay more than half of the expenses for all 3. One child is from a former relationship, we will name her S. The other 2 are from my current relationship, we will name them E and H. We all live together full time. I have full custody/placement of S and she is not eligible to be claimed by her biological mother. I claim S and my fiance claims E and H. My question is, can i still enter E and H on my taxes as non qualifying dependents? It seems to help my deductions/credits, but I just want to make sure this is legal and that I'm not doing something wrong.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:44 GMT dblackbluel 2019-06-04T22:33:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-children-as-non-qualifying-dependents/01/444426#M182680 <P>I have 3 biological children. All live with me 365 days a year. I pay more than half of the expenses for all 3. One child is from a former relationship, we will name her S. The other 2 are from my current relationship, we will name them E and H. We all live together full time. I have full custody/placement of S and she is not eligible to be claimed by her biological mother. I claim S and my fiance claims E and H. My question is, can i still enter E and H on my taxes as non qualifying dependents? It seems to help my deductions/credits, but I just want to make sure this is legal and that I'm not doing something wrong.</P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-children-as-non-qualifying-dependents/01/444426#M182680 dblackbluel 2019-06-04T22:33:44Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-are-seeing-false-results-if-you-and-the-other-pa/01/444436#M182688 <P>No. You are seeing false results.&nbsp;<SPAN>If you and the other parent live together, only one of you can claim the child <B>for any tax benefit. </B>The interview is confusing (it's designed for divorced parents). The second parent should not enter the child, at all.&nbsp;</SPAN></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-are-seeing-false-results-if-you-and-the-other-pa/01/444436#M182688 Hal_Al 2019-06-04T22:33:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-it-asks-me-if-the-child-is-being-claimed-by-another/01/444443#M182693 When it asks me if the child is being claimed by another parent I said yes and it tells me they are still eligible for eic and dependent care. I am not claiming dependent care. The children (regardless of qualifying dependent or not) can only be used for one parents EIC and not both? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/when-it-asks-me-if-the-child-is-being-claimed-by-another/01/444443#M182693 dblackbluel 2019-06-04T22:33:48Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/that-s-correct-a-child-can-only-be-used-for-one-parent/01/444446#M182694 That's correct, a child&nbsp;&nbsp;can only be used for one parent for EIC and not both. When the parents live together, only the parent that is claiming the child as a dependent can claim EIC.<BR /><BR />That's not true when the parents live apart (as in a divorce situation). Different rules apply.<BR /><BR />TurboTax thinks you don't live with the other parent and is awarding you the EIC. Delete the child. The only thing you can get from entering him/her is errors. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/that-s-correct-a-child-can-only-be-used-for-one-parent/01/444446#M182694 Hal_Al 2019-06-04T22:33:49Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/thank-you/01/444452#M182696 Thank you. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:33:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/thank-you/01/444452#M182696 dblackbluel 2019-06-04T22:33:51Z