e file step child
ProSeries : 2011Earned income credit unable to efile stepchild unless we use child. is this irs sanctified?
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01/26/12 12:31pm PST
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01/26/12 1:53pm PST
what does your error/diagnostics say--that by itself should not cause an issue-at least by EIC rules
ok yes proseries gives you the error upfront during entry--states you must use son-daughter-or child--if e filing so yes child would be acceptable
If I am busy doing nothing--how do I know when I'm done?????????
01/26/12 2:07pm PST
Did you use the code for "dependent child who lived with you"? Be certain that you did.
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01/26/12 2:25pm PST
Child or stepchild, I still don't know how you get the kid into the computer to e-file him or her.
If this answers your question please click, um, ok I forgot what you are supposed to click. If this answered your question, how about just saying thanks and we will call it good.
01/26/12 2:31pm PST
I realize we have to use child to efile even thought stepchild qualifies for EIC, but when we questioned IRS one response was" they should be mailed in, we want to check them". I am a little shocked that Intuit programmers cannot give us a better answer than to go to publication 1346. They are telling us to change this to child to efile then I would think they would have worked this out with IRS. thanks for your help
01/26/12 4:49pm PST
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In most cases wouldn't the taxpayer's stepchild be the spouse's child? if so child seems to be the appropriate answer.
01/26/12 5:34pm PST
I agree and I use" Child " for children of the Spouse in the worksheet
01/26/12 5:43pm PST
Only now "child" is unacceptable. You have to stipulate son or daughter. Lots of changes to be made.
01/26/12 5:49pm PST
I am aware of the son or daughter and use that but you also have to use 'Child" as stepchild will not work
01/26/12 6:20pm PST
That's not where you would choose "child" or "stepchild" but also applies. Relationship must be clearly defined.
01/26/12 6:22pm PST
You have to use Son or Daughter instead of Stepchild and also Code L in my program. Enough for me on this one time to put it to rest
01/27/12 1:03pm PST
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Just wanted to let you know that IRS says they want these to be mailed in and that is why we cannot efile stepchild returns. The situation is that both parents do not live together. the stepson lives with the ex-step mother so he is clearly not her child. I know son or daughter has t go in the blanks to efile and that stepchild does qualify for eic, just wondered why we could not enter this code. ok i am on to harder issues. thanks for your input.
