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I have all my daughter's info on here already. how can i insert my own as head of house and her as dependent?

instead of her filing alone at 18, i need her and her w2s to stay but as dependent
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KarenJ
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I have all my daughter's info on here already. how can i insert my own as head of house and her as dependent?

You have to create a new account for yourself and report your information under their new account.

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1.       Sign out of TurboTax Online.

2.       Select the TurboTax Online product you want to use for the second return and proceed.

3.       On the Create your account screen, set up a new login for the second return.

  • o    You can reuse your email address if you want to receive e-file notifications for the second return.
  • o    Up to 5 accounts can be tied to the same email address.

4.       After you've created the new account, you can start working on the second return.

You cannot file as head of household and include her W-2.  You can file as head of household and claim her as a dependent (if she qualifies) but you can only include your income on your return. 

She will have to file her own return to report her income.  If you can claim her as a dependent, when she files her own return she will need to check the box that " Someone else can claim her on their return".


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