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What do I do if turbo tax made an error that I can’t amend?

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January 4, 2021
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What do I do if there’s an error on dependents but I can’t fix it with amending?

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What do you need to fix? Why can't you amend? Is it about the Stimulus checks?

The first Stimulus Check is really based on 2020 tax return. Any amount you already got will be reconciled on your 2020 return line 30. If you didn't get a Stimulus Check (and qualify) or you qualify for more it will be added to your 2020 return. But the good news is if they paid you too much they won't take it back.

And they are working on updating the program to add the second stimulus check to the 2020 return also.

When you go through the federal review tab it will ask how much you got if any. Or to enter your stimulus payment in TurboTax, type "stimulus" (without the quotes) in the Search box, then click the link that says "Jump to stimulus."

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Thank you for your quick reply! We have two children who lie with us full time and are not in day care or school. I see on my 2019 return that there are two boxes for dependents: one says “Child tax credit”, and the other says “Credit for other dependents”. The box that is checked on the 2019 return for both children is the “Credit for other dependents” box. I went to amend 2019, to fix it but I can’t because there are 3 options to select for dependents: “this is my child”, “this is a relative or someone I care for“, and “I don’t care for anyone else”. It was already on the 1st option before trying to amend. Also, it shows that we only got $1,000 for dependents.