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ltbrutus
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On my 2017 taxes i didnt get credit for 2 of my dependents. Is there anything I can do at this point?

 
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On my 2017 taxes i didnt get credit for 2 of my dependents. Is there anything I can do at this point?

You can prepare, print and mail an amended tax return form 1040X to add dependents not entered on your original return.

Did you enter your dependents when you prepared your return? Are they shown as dependents on form 1040? What exactly do you mean when you say you didn't get credit for them?
ltbrutus
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On my 2017 taxes i didnt get credit for 2 of my dependents. Is there anything I can do at this point?

Yes, they are on the form. Section 6a, it does not have 2 of them checked for the child tax credit. my 3 other children have check marks. I thought it was funny my return was $4000 less than the previous year but my income didnt really change.
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On my 2017 taxes i didnt get credit for 2 of my dependents. Is there anything I can do at this point?

if you indicated that a child under 17 did not live with you because they were away, they may actually qualify as living with you

. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the tax year for which you claim the credit. There are important exceptions, however: A child who was born (or died) during the tax year is considered to have lived with you for the entire year.Temporary absences by you or the child for special circumstances, such as school, vacation, business, medical care, military services or detention in a juvenile facility, are counted as time the child lived with you. (There are also some exceptions to the residency test for children of divorced or separated parents)

On my 2017 taxes i didnt get credit for 2 of my dependents. Is there anything I can do at this point?

The child tax credit would not be available if the child was age 17 or older at the end of 2017.  If the child was under the age of 17 then you may have mistakenly indicated that either the child did not live in your home for more than 6 months or that the child provided over one-half of their own support.
If the child was age 17 or older then there would be no reason to amend your tax return.  Otherwise you will need to amend the tax return to correct any errors for the dependent children.  An amended tax return can only be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed.
See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2017 tax return originally completed and filed using the TurboTax online editions - https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4252204-how-do-i-amend-my-2017-turbotax-online-return

Note - The 2017 TurboTax amend software does not support Windows Vista Operating System.  You would need to either upgrade your OS or use another computer that has Windows 7 or later to amend your 2017 tax return.

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