@ user17762385248 wrote:
On tax, there is a form " Alternative Identifying Information for the Dependent Exemption Credit." popped up and my name is on there. I guess I added myself as a dependent, but I can't figure out how to remove myself. And again, I didn't add myself as a dependent on "my info" section. Thank you!
I'm sorry, but I'm a fellow user, not a tax person. I'm not familiar with that form "Alternative Identifying Information for the Dependent Exemption Credit", I'm wondering if that is a California state form by any chance? If this is a state return error, you may have answered something wrong either in the state return interview, or wrong information may have flowed from Federal into the state return.
There will be some tax experts in the forum in about a couple of hours. All I can tell you is how to navigate the program and check a couple of areas below.
You haven't said what your status actually is. Are you a dependent of someone (such as of your parents) and that someone is claiming you on their tax return? Or is no other person able to claim you as a dependent? And for completeness, are you a USA citizen?
Here are some things to check.
- In the left menu column go to the MY INFO tab.
- Then you're likely to get a screen "Updated Summary of Your Situation" with a section that says "Your info".
- In that first section on that screen (where it has your name, SSN, birth date, etc. What does it say for"have dependents" there? Does it say NO or YES?
- If it says NO, then you haven't added any dependents.
- If it says YES, scroll way down the screen to "Your household", and you should be able to delete a dependent if you're not supposed to have any. NOTE: You shouldn't have a "Your household" section on that screen if you have no dependents.
After checking that, here's another question to check:
- In the left menu column go to the MY INFO tab.
- Then you're likely to get a screen "Updated Summary of Your Situation" with a section that says "Your info".
- In that first section on that screen (where it has your name, SSN, birth date, etc.) click on a blue button REVISIT.
- Then march through the screens (maybe 3 or so) until you get to one that says "Let's check for other situations."
- Lower on that screen right after "state of residence" you should see a section "Select any other situations that apply."
- One of the checkboxes should say "Another taxpayer can claim me as a dependent on their tax return." Answer that question appropriately for your situation. (I don't know what your situation is.)
- If "yes" (checkmarked), then it should be followed by a question "Will this person claim you on their 2025 tax return?" Yes or no.
- Continue answering or reviewing until you finish that section and get back to the summary screen.
I don't know if any of that will resolve your issue or not, but as I said, I'm no tax expert, just a fellow user familiar with much of the program. However, I'm not familiar with all state returns--there are too many. 😁
