2019 Federal Return Rejected with code IND-517-01

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March 8, 2020
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I had to efile again today because of the form 8801 issue and my return was rejected again for a different reason this time:

"IND-517-01 - A Dependent SSN in the return must not be the same as the Primary or Spouse SSN on another return where 'PrimaryClaimAsDependentInd' or 'SpouseClaimAsDependentInd' is not checked."

All of the posts pertaining to this particular error are for tax year 2018 or earlier, so I am posting this because I have seen nothing for tax year 2019.

I legitimately claimed one dependent (my daughter) who has filed already, and I have confirmation that she checked the box stating that someone else can claim her as a dependent.

So what is the answer from Turbo Tax? Either remove the dependent (and the associated credits!) or print and file by snail mail.

Really? Is that the best you can do? I have been using Turbo Tax since 1999 and NEVER had any issues until this recent form 8801 bug and now this dependent nonsense.

Does anybody have a solution to correct this error, whether with Turbo Tax or with IRS (whichever side is guilty of incompetence) other than the unacceptable options noted above.

Thanks in advance.

Version: Turbo Tax Premier 2019 CD running on Windows 10, latest update applied March 8, 2020.

JohnW152

Level 15

Unfortunately, if you've verified your dependent's Social Security Number and continue to have your return rejected, you'll have no choice but to paper-file your return if you want to retain your dependent on your return.

The IRS's database indicates that your dependent's SSN has already been used on a 2019 return, as the primary taxpayer or spouse on that return. Once that's occurred, the IRS won't accept another e-filed return with that SSN, giving rise to the need for a mailed return.

gfriendctAuthor

Level 2

JohnW222,

Thank you for your response; unfortunately, it is not the response I wanted to hear. So if I had efiled my return with my daughter as a dependent before she filed her own, would her return have been rejected?

I would think that an outfit as mature as Intuit could have worked this type of situation out with the IRS; they could at least advise people in advance that this can happen. Dependent kids have get part time jobs and may file their tax returns before their parents are able to do so, typically because the parents are waiting on other forms to arrive for more complex situations (waiting on a 1099-DIV was my delay).

Once again, I appreciate the fast response, but it really does not help me. My state tax return was rejected because my federal tax return was rejected due to the form 8801 bug; had that not happened, my federal return would have been filed before my daughter's tax return was filed. So am going through all of this nonsense for a problem which neither side (Turbo Tax or the IRS) is owning.

Now that I have to file my federal tax return via snail mail, I have to hold my state tax return in abeyance and wait quite some time until the federal tax return is accepted; in the meantime, the meter on the penalty on my state taxes will continue to run. Who is going to pay for that? (rhetorical question).

Turbo Tax software has really disappointed me this year; say goodbye to a former loyal user.

CatinaT1

Level 15

This is something that happens quite frequently, dependents filing and not indicating they are a dependent.

If you are paper filing your federal, you can paper file your state at the same time. You do not need for the federal to be accepted prior to mailing your state return.

Your dependent will need to file an amended return indicating she is being claimed as a dependent.

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