My husband and I are married filing separately and lived apart during all of 2025. On 1040SR, line 6d and page 1 under "dependents" are not checked. What explains that?

SusanEBratt · ‎March 18, 2026

I verified that I entered this correctly in Turbotax under the "Personal Information." Not sure it makes a difference but obviously would like it to be accurate.

xmasbaby0

Are you claiming a qualifying dependent and trying to file as Head of Household?

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LaShaunA3

On Form 1040-SR, the checkbox near the dependents section (line 6d area) is only marked if you‌ have qualifying dependents listed, not just based on filing status or living separately. So if no dependents were entered, TurboTax is correctly leaving that unchecked

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My husband and I are married filing separately and lived apart during all of 2025. On 1040SR, line 6d and page 1 under "dependents" are not checked. What explains that?