Why doesn’t my 9 year old daughter won’t qualify as a dependent?

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

First of all check their date of birth.  Also you need to enter a ssn for them.

There are a couple questions you could have answered wrong under My Info.  Click on My Info then click Edit by Dependents, then click Edit by their name and go though all the screens again.

When it asks about how long they lived with you, be sure to answer all year (pick the top box for the Whole Year). You will have to have their SS# before you can file.  And say the ssn is valid for employment.

Check the question that says did your CHILD pay more than half of their support.  It's not asking if you did.

If you can't get it to change then try completely deleting them and re-entering them.  Sometimes that helps to clear something out.