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Why can’t i claim my 3 year old as a dependent?

It is saying he paid his own expenses and he’s 3
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MinhT1
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Why can’t i claim my 3 year old as a dependent?

Revisit the details for your 3 year-old in the My Info section of TurboTax and uncheck the checkmark on Paid for more than half of their living expenses and other support. It is on the page titled Less Common situations.

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