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posted Apr 26, 2025 8:37:18 AM

My children are both full time college students. They filed taxes on their minimal income. Turbo tax wont let me claim them as dependents even tho i paid for ALL. ?

I paid for their tuitions, food, room, board, travel, clothing, insurance. Turbo tax is claiming my kids paid more than half of their living, but I don't know what that is based on. How do I change that?

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Level 15
Apr 26, 2025 8:47:44 AM

You might have skipped past an important screen in MY INFO---we have been seeing users who miss it.   When you enter their information in MY INFO there is a screen titled "Less Common Situations" ---you have to click that they were full-time students on that screen.    And when it asks if the kid paid for over half their own support say NO---it is not asking if you paid over half--it is a weird question that asks if the child paid over half.