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April 14, 2025
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For child tax credit the system is mistaking SSN for ITIN, and not giving the appropriate child tax credit. in turbo tax how to I rectify that

  • April 14, 2025
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Best answer by SharonD007

Review your personal info to help ensure that you have:

  • Entered your child as a dependent 
  • Entered your child's Social Security number
  • You didn’t enter that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.
  •  

You can also delete  your dependent and re-entering.

 

For TurboTax Online:

  1.  Go to the Personal profilscreen
  2. Under Your Household, select Revisit.  Go through the interview screens and make sure that you check Yes your child lived with you for the whole year.

For TurboTax Desktop:

  1. Open your tax return 
  2. Select Personal Info
  3. Select Edit next to your dependent.

 

Make sure the box isn't check next to Not valid for employment' is printed on Child's Social Security card.

 

 

 

 

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SharonD007
April 14, 2025

Review your personal info to help ensure that you have:

  • Entered your child as a dependent 
  • Entered your child's Social Security number
  • You didn’t enter that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.
  •  

You can also delete  your dependent and re-entering.

 

For TurboTax Online:

  1.  Go to the Personal profilscreen
  2. Under Your Household, select Revisit.  Go through the interview screens and make sure that you check Yes your child lived with you for the whole year.

For TurboTax Desktop:

  1. Open your tax return 
  2. Select Personal Info
  3. Select Edit next to your dependent.

 

Make sure the box isn't check next to Not valid for employment' is printed on Child's Social Security card.

 

 

 

 

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April 17, 2025

Thanks Sharon, that is exactly I was looking for!