topic Tax Year Prior to 2020: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child in Deductions & credits

Tax Year Prior to 2020: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

jatr07 — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:31:01 GMT

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

JotikaT2 — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 21:20:11 GMT

Go back to the input section.

On the black panel on the left, select "My Info"

Scroll down below your name. Look to see if you have any more names below yours with the status showing as "Dependent".

If you notice that you have a name with a dependent under it, you can go back to the My Info section, and delete the dependent as shown in the attached:

This should delete the message about having a dependent.

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

n2516 — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 22:45:58 GMT

I too don't have a child and received this message. When checking the "My Info" section I had not listed any dependents and was filing as "single." Any suggestions?

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

VictorW9 — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 23:51:41 GMT

You may have answered a question inadvertently at least to tell TurboTax that you have a dependent child. It's probably best to cancel and start again. Here's how to do that: how to clear and start over

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

n2516 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:03:51 GMT

I cleared and started over twice making sure that I have the correct answers to it but the question still pops up.

I should point out that I am under the age of 24 and can be claimed by my parents as a dependent but I am not being claimed as such. Is the system assuming that I am the person under 24 and hence I should answer yes since I earned income?

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

VictorW9 — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:50:53 GMT

Yes, that's what you need to do as the system is assuming your parents are filing your return.

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

tjariel — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:14:10 GMT

Okay with that being said for federal tab, it says w-2 and child's income(under age 24). Assuming "my parents" are filing, would it be my w-2 or their w-2?

Re: Did your child under 24 earn any income i don't have a child

JamesG1 — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 01:32:36 GMT

Are you under age 24 and may be claimed by your parents? Is this a question about IRS form 8814?