Why cant i get through line 4 on form 8862

[jmacygin]

i CAN'T FINISH MY RETURN BECAUSE IT SAYS LINE 4 ON FORM8862 NEEDS TO BE BLANK BUT I CANT CHANGE IT.  I AM A STUDENT AND LIVE WITH MY MOM.  I HAVE NO EXPENSES

[dmartin15nitramd]

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[WilliamV]

Line 4 asks if you or your spouse (if filing jointly) could be claimed as a qualifying child of another taxpayer. If your answer to this question is no (you cannot claim the EIC if the answer to this question is yes), I can show you how to update this information so that the Line 4 boxes are blank: 

When logged into TurboTax Online: 

1.) Federal

2.) Deductions & Credits

3.) Click Show More next to You and Your Family

4.) Click Revisit next to Earned Income Credit

5.) When you get to Do any of these uncommon situations apply? review your answers

Has "I can be claimed as a qualifying child by someone else" been checked? 

If so, uncheck this box. This should clear out your response on Line 4 of your Form 8862 Information to Claim Certain Credits After Disallowance. 

If this does not resolve the problem, kindly let me know in the comments below so that we can continue troubleshooting. 

[babygirl-1999]

i’m having the same issue and this did not resolve the problem for me . any other solutions or suggestions ? 

[VictoriaD75]

In the My Info section of your return, have you indicated that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else? Click Edit to the right of your name in My Info to review this area.

[Cheygirl98]

This didn’t work, anything else maybe? 

[MaryM428]

Rather than trying to correct information on the lines in a form, go back to TurboTax Deductions and Credits and review the information that you have entered through the TurboTax interview.

Here are the Directions for Form 8862

If going through the above steps does not find the error, then delete the entry that is there and enter it again.

Go to Tax Tools in the left hand panel

Tools

Delete a Form
Delete both forms - Earned Income Credit Worksheet and Earned Income Worksheet

Then go through the screens again to add earned income.

[JamesG1]

If your Earned Income Credit (EIC) was disallowed in a previous tax year, you may need to file Form 8862 before the IRS allows you to use the credit again.

Question 4 is answered by your answer here.

• Down the left side of the screen, click on My Info.
• At the screen Personal info summary, click on Edit to the right of your name(s).
• The answer to Question 3 Someone else can claim me as a dependent on their tax return will answer question 4.

See this TurboTax Help.

[nyvikhari]

I have the same problem. Line 4 asks if you or your spouse (if filing jointly) could be claimed as a qualifying child of another taxpayer. it keeps saying review. I am a full time student and my parents claimed me. so i have to say yes.

[PatriciaV]

Please clarify if you are trying to claim the Earned Income Credit or filing Form 8862.

@nyvikhari 

[nyvikhari]

The turbo tax was guiding me for EIC, so even aftter many attemps , the error did not go away. So, I end of going to tool section and delete the file. After that , the review (error) message went away.  And now sussussfully efiled. Thank you so much for the guidance. 

[Adeel420]

im still having issues with it 

[BrittanyS]

I would like to take a deeper look at this. However, I need a diagnostic file which is a copy of your tax return that has all of your personal information removed. You can send one to us by following the directions below:

TurboTax Online:

1. Sign into your online account.
2. Locate the Tax Tools on the left-hand side of the screen.
3. A drop-down will appear. Select Tools
4. On the pop-up screen, click on “Share my file with agent.”
5. This will generate a message that a diagnostic file gets sanitized and transmitted to us.
6. Please provide the Token Number that was generated in the response.

TurboTax Desktop/Download Versions:

1. Open your return.
2. Click the Online tab in the black bar across the top of TurboTax and select “Send Tax File to Agent” *
3. This will generate a message that a diagnostic copy will be created.  Click on OK and the tax file will be sanitized and transmitted to us.
4. Please provide the Token Number (including the dash) that was generated in the response.

*(If using a MAC, go to the menu at the top of the screen, select Help, then, “Send Tax File to Agent”)