My Child is with me full time and I pay for all of their expenses. They are 8, why are they not counting as a dependent?

[jayliesyberthubby]

He is with me all year, I pay all expenses for him, and his other parent is not claiming him.

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

You probably answered something incorrectly in MY INFO.   Click his name in MY INFO and go back through the interview questions slowly and carefully---read every screen top to bottom.

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number.    Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.  If your child was born in 2025 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year.  There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support.  Say NO to that question.

[jayliesyberthubby]

This was exactly it! Thank you!