Tax question i need help

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January 30, 2020
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LeonardS

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A-D

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If I filed my my taxes and they were accepted. Dad and I file separate we don't live together and aren't married. He is claiming are child for 2019 but I put for my house heading house and put my son lives here full year..I feel I made a mistake?

CatinaT1

Level 15

The IRS looks at who the custodial parent is and who is not. The custodial parent is who the child lives with for more time during the tax year.

When you allow a non-custodial parent to claim a child, you are only releasing the ability to claim the child for Child Tax Credit under the special rule for divorced and separated parents.

The custodial parent retains tax benefits related to Head of Household filing status, Earned Income Credit, and the Child and Dependent Care Credit. To be eligible for these credits, the child must have lived with you for more than half the year, so the non-custodial parent is not eligible for those credits.

This article will give you more information: Divorced and Separated Parents

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