topic Claiming a dependent in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent/01/591643#M240712 I wanna know if the IRS would hold a return if a different parent claimed a dependent? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:17:33 GMT victoriacorder32 2019-06-06T00:17:33Z Claiming a dependent https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent/01/591643#M240712 I wanna know if the IRS would hold a return if a different parent claimed a dependent? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:17:33 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent/01/591643#M240712 victoriacorder32 2019-06-06T00:17:33Z Normally there is a designated person by the courts , if... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/normally-there-is-a-designated-person-by-the-courts-if/01/591645#M240713 <P>Normally there is a designated person by the courts , if legally separated, or divorced, who is eligible to claim the dependent.&nbsp; However if you both claim the dependent , the IRS will investigate on who is eligible and the other one may get penalized.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:17:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/normally-there-is-a-designated-person-by-the-courts-if/01/591645#M240713 Martha1 2019-06-06T00:17:34Z