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If someone else claimed your children as dependents, you cannot claim them as dependents on your tax return. The IRS will not allow this. You may be able to claim them as non-dependents for EIC and child and dependent care credit purposes (assuming the other person didn't claim them for EIC also).
You can change your child's dependent status for EIC using the instructions below:
If someone else claimed your children as dependents, you cannot claim them as dependents on your tax return. The IRS will not allow this. You may be able to claim them as non-dependents for EIC and child and dependent care credit purposes (assuming the other person didn't claim them for EIC also).
You can change your child's dependent status for EIC using the instructions below:
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