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<blockquote data-quote="rlsnights" data-source="post: 411912" data-attributes="member: 7948"><p>I expect that if you aren't entitled to the child tax credit your return will be either rejected or they will send you a notice that it was wrong and here's the correct figure. If your son is 19 you definitely do not qualify to take the credit as the child must be 16 or younger at the end of 2010 to take the credit. Ouch - that means we won't get the credit for our twins in 2012. Glad you brought that up.</p><p></p><p>The IRS phone people are, in my experience, not always knowledgeable about the subject they are advising you about. I have in fact had them be dead wrong. And they will tell you that reliance on their advice is not an acceptable defense should you make an error on your return. </p><p></p><p>I also think that Turbo Tax will do an amended return. I've used it for several years myself but have learned that I have to be cautious if I have an unusual situation. typical teen makes the assumption that you understand the underlying rules and know what should be entered. This is a problem in the residential real estate section of typical teen if you haven't used typical teen before but have had your rental for a while or if you convert it from a residence that year. </p><p></p><p>For these reasons, I have learned that I must read and do my best to understand the publications as they will often answer my question accurately.</p><p></p><p>You could also take your return to one of the big tax preparers like H & R Block and have them do their "free look" at your return. I don't know how that works but if it's really free then you wouldn't have spent anything but time - perhaps as much as waiting on the phone with the IRS.</p><p></p><p>And you can post your question to the typical teen community forum where you will often get an accurate reply from some folks who make taxes their hobby (yeah I know, who would want to do that?) or are professional preparers that typical teen is paying to answer questions.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/</a></p><p></p><p>Patricia</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlsnights, post: 411912, member: 7948"] I expect that if you aren't entitled to the child tax credit your return will be either rejected or they will send you a notice that it was wrong and here's the correct figure. If your son is 19 you definitely do not qualify to take the credit as the child must be 16 or younger at the end of 2010 to take the credit. Ouch - that means we won't get the credit for our twins in 2012. Glad you brought that up. The IRS phone people are, in my experience, not always knowledgeable about the subject they are advising you about. I have in fact had them be dead wrong. And they will tell you that reliance on their advice is not an acceptable defense should you make an error on your return. I also think that Turbo Tax will do an amended return. I've used it for several years myself but have learned that I have to be cautious if I have an unusual situation. typical teen makes the assumption that you understand the underlying rules and know what should be entered. This is a problem in the residential real estate section of typical teen if you haven't used typical teen before but have had your rental for a while or if you convert it from a residence that year. For these reasons, I have learned that I must read and do my best to understand the publications as they will often answer my question accurately. You could also take your return to one of the big tax preparers like H & R Block and have them do their "free look" at your return. I don't know how that works but if it's really free then you wouldn't have spent anything but time - perhaps as much as waiting on the phone with the IRS. And you can post your question to the typical teen community forum where you will often get an accurate reply from some folks who make taxes their hobby (yeah I know, who would want to do that?) or are professional preparers that typical teen is paying to answer questions. [url]https://ttlc.intuit.com/[/url] Patricia [/QUOTE]
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