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IRS rejected return for FED_2441

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April 11, 2023
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My federal tax return was rejected due to code FED_2441_DCB_MFS, related to child tax credits. I did not claim any credits as my spouse (filing separately) claims our child as his dependent and I do not claim him as a dependent at all. I got a response from Turbo Tax that this issue is related to a fix that they will not have a release for until April 14, 2023. This is cutting it rather close. Has anyone else had this issue or know how to resolve it?

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xmasbaby0

Employee

Not sure why you have anything on your own tax return regarding the childcare credit. If you are filing married filing separately, neither one of you is eligible for the child care credit. You lose that credit when you file MFS.

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dreameyeyedAuthor

I honestly didn't know that! We hadn't been flagged before, thank you for calling that to my attention. My spouse already submitted his tax return though and had no issue. Could his return be triggering a reject on mine even though I claimed no credits? Also, this wouldn't affect my ability to take advantage of dependent care FSA benefits from my employer right? That's completely separate?

AmyC

Employee

1.Since his return has been filed with your SSN as the spouse, the IRS will cross reference your returns.

2. You have an FSA for child care, the program expects child care expenses. You can't claim child care expenses as MFS which makes the FSA taxable to you. Delete all child care information.

3. Putting money into an FSA just to have it taxed at tax time, doesn't really make the most sense. You can if you want.

4. Separate FSA and work until you do your taxes and put it all together.

See this article. You can amend his return and add you. Then, you would qualify for more credits.

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