Not a dependent

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
February 27, 2022
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My daughter is 22 in 2021. She is a full time student. We provide 100% of her support/expenses. She made ~$700 of earned income. She is the child of both parents. She is not adopted. She cannot be claimed by anyone else as a dependent. When I complete the questions in TurboTax the result is that TurboTax designates her "Not a Dependent." I have tried deleting her and re-doing the questions. She is our dependent. How can I fix this? Thanks. I am using the downloadable TurboTax for self-employed.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Why do you think you cannot claim her as a dependent? She is under the age of 24, a full-time student, she earned very little and you supported her. She is a qualified child dependent. You have answered something incorrectly. Delete her from My Info and go back to enter her again. Make sure you say she is a full-time student in My Info. Go through those screens carefully again.

You should get the $500 credit for other dependents for claiming her and you are the one who can get an education credit. If you did not receive a $1400 stimulus for claiming her already, then you should also get that.

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jharterAuthor

Level 2

I do think I can claim her as I have each previous year. However, TurboTax designates her "Not a Dependent" in the review box after I complete all the questions which I have verified multiple times.

Incidentally, I had started my 2021 1040 previously and saved it elsewhere. I opened it, with all the same demographic information, and TurboTax designated her "Dependent." As a practical matter, I will simply use that file going forward but it is maddening that I get that apparent error this time around.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Sometimes people answer something incorrectly and have a really hard time finding their mistake. If you answered that her SSN was not valid for employment that would mess you up if you clicked it accidentally. We have seen that one a few times. Or if you accidentally said she paid for over half her own support---it is an oddly worded and often misunderstood question to which you need to say NO.