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My child was seventeen and a full time student in 2019 but turbotax is making him an other dependent

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October 27, 2020
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That is correct. If your child was over 16 at the end of 2019 you lose the child tax credit and get the $500 credit for other dependents. It has nothing to do with whether he was a student. You lose the child tax credit in the tax year that the child turns 17.

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents

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