Please help me get back to Kiddie Tax Form or interview screen?

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February 14, 2021
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I'd like either in the interview to get back to the screen that says:

"Child's Unearned Income. Now we'll help you complete form 8615..."

but all i get is "You are not subject to kiddie tax"

The system seems to think I supplied more than half of my own support and I can't seem to change that.

Here are things I already tried.

1. Open Form --> 8615 --> Override the answer "... did not exceed one-half of their support"
[it says No, and I can not override to yes]
2. say that another person declares me as a dependent in the early interiew
[the dependent question and the kiddie tax question seem independent in the system
even though to me they are logically connected in my mind]

so what to do?

Best answer by JohnB5677

The section that would ask the question regarding providing for over half of a child's expenses is in the My Info section of the return.

To get to the Child's income portion of your return go to:

Income & Expenses
Scroll to Less Common Income
Select Child's Income (Under Age 24)
Continue through the interview

The guidelines for filing are:

If your child's only income is unearned and doesn't exceed $1,100, it doesn't need to be reported.
If their unearned income is between $1,100 and $12,400 in certain situations can be included on your return.
If your child's unearned income is $12,400 or more, he or she will need to file their own return.

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JohnB5677Answer

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The section that would ask the question regarding providing for over half of a child's expenses is in the My Info section of the return.

To get to the Child's income portion of your return go to:

Income & Expenses
Scroll to Less Common Income
Select Child's Income (Under Age 24)
Continue through the interview

The guidelines for filing are:

If your child's only income is unearned and doesn't exceed $1,100, it doesn't need to be reported.
If their unearned income is between $1,100 and $12,400 in certain situations can be included on your return.
If your child's unearned income is $12,400 or more, he or she will need to file their own return.

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tax_curious1Author

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Thanks for the quick response, but unfortunately this did not work.

When I go to Child's income it gives me the option "Update"

when I click "Update"

it says
"You are Not Subject to Kiddie Tax" with the three criteria, with no option to inform turbo tax that I supplied less than half of my own support.

Any other ideas?