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You cannot file a tax return with a dependent if they do not have a US Social Security number or an ITIN issued by the IRS.
You can request an extension to file or you can file now and then when the SS number arrives file an amended tax return.
Extension for filing - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/extensions/help/how-do-i-file-an-extension/01/27613
Thank you for the help. Unfortunately we still haven't been able to visit the US and will file in October without our child (or SSN) and hope to amend later.
Unfortunately, you won’t get any benefits for amending a tax return to add the child Later in your situation. You can only claim a dependent if they have an SSN before the filing deadline of a timely filed return. (A timely filed return means a return that was filed before the July 15 deadline, or was filed before the September 15 deadline if you were out of the country and use the two month automatic extension, or was filed by October 15 if you had previously gotten the October extension approved in the usual way.)
Can you obtain the Social Security number by visiting a US consulate or embassy?
@Opus 17 Thank you. I tried that, but the SSA won't let me apply through the consulate.
To be sure I qualify for the $1400 refundable tax credit (child). Will Turbotax correctly show a refundable credit on my summary? I would like to see a summary stating the return (using a placeholder SIN for my child), to ensure that FedEx'ing our documents is worth the effort.
@US family in Canada wrote:
@Opus 17 Thank you. I tried that, but the SSA won't let me apply through the consulate.
To be sure I qualify for the $1400 refundable tax credit (child). Will Turbotax correctly show a refundable credit on my summary? I would like to see a summary stating the return (using a placeholder SIN for my child), to ensure that FedEx'ing our documents is worth the effort.
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