Question

Why cant i get through line 4 on form 8862

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June 1, 2019
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i CAN'T FINISH MY RETURN BECAUSE IT SAYS LINE 4 ON FORM8862 NEEDS TO BE BLANK BUT I CANT CHANGE IT. I AM A STUDENT AND LIVE WITH MY MOM. I HAVE NO EXPENSES

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dmartin15nitramd

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WilliamV

Line 4 asks if you or your spouse (if filing jointly) could be claimed as a qualifying child of another taxpayer. If your answer to this question is no (you cannot claim the EIC if the answer to this question is yes), I can show you how to update this information so that the Line 4 boxes are blank:

When logged into TurboTax Online:

1.) Federal

2.) Deductions & Credits

3.) Click Show More next to You and Your Family

4.) Click Revisit next to Earned Income Credit

5.) When you get to Do any of these uncommon situations apply? review your answers

Has "I can be claimed as a qualifying child by someone else" been checked?

If so, uncheck this box. This should clear out your response on Line 4 of your Form 8862 Information to Claim Certain Credits After Disallowance.

If this does not resolve the problem, kindly let me know in the comments below so that we can continue troubleshooting.

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JamesG1

If your Earned Income Credit (EIC) was disallowed in a previous tax year, you may need to file Form 8862 before the IRS allows you to use the credit again.

Question 4 is answered by your answer here.

Down the left side of the screen, click on My Info.
At the screen Personal info summary, click on Edit to the right of your name(s).
The answer to Question 3 Someone else can claim me as a dependent on their tax return will answer question 4.

See this TurboTax Help.

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babygirl-1999

i’m having the same issue and this did not resolve the problem for me . any other solutions or suggestions ?

VictoriaD75

In the My Info section of your return, have you indicated that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else? Click Edit to the right of your name in My Info to review this area.

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Cheygirl98

This didn’t work, anything else maybe?

MaryM428

Rather than trying to correct information on the lines in a form, go back to TurboTax Deductions and Credits and review the information that you have entered through the TurboTax interview.

Here are the Directions for Form 8862

If going through the above steps does not find the error, then delete the entry that is there and enter it again.

Go to Tax Tools in the left hand panel

Tools

Delete a Form
Delete both forms - Earned Income Credit Worksheet and Earned Income Worksheet

Then go through the screens again to add earned income.