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October 30, 2019
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My daughter was born in December I do not forget to put her on my income tax for 2018 I need to amend them to add her so I can get my earned income credit for that year

  • October 30, 2019
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I meant I didn't have her social security number when I filed I got it after I had already filed so now I need to amend it so I can add her social security number and get the rest of my money

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DoninGA
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October 30, 2019

If you did not file an extension for the 2018 tax return and received the Social Security number for the child before April 15, 2019 then you can amend your tax return to add your child as a dependent on your tax return to be eligible for EIC.

 

See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2018 tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-a-return-in-turbotax/01/27579