Federal 2010: Nondependent Exemption

You may be affected if ALL of the following are true:

1. You filed a federal tax return before September 21, 2011, AND
2. You selected ‘other’ OR ‘none’ as your dependent’s relationship status AND
3. You selected ‘Other Dependent’ as dependent type AND
4. Your dependent lived with you less than 12 months in 2010 AND
5. That dependent IS listed on Federal Form 1040, Line 6c
   • Click here for help with deciding Who Is A Dependent?

If you are affected, you may have underpaid your federal tax. You will need to amend your federal tax return.

If you need to contact us, please use the phone number in the email from TurboTax and tell the representative you’re calling about the Federal 2010: Nondependent Exemption.

Let us do the work for you. We highly recommend this.

1. Please download and print this Authorization Form.
2. Complete the form and fax it to us at the number printed at the top of the form.
3. A TurboTax representative will contact you (within 15 days) when your corrected return is ready to be securely emailed back to you.
4. You can print, sign and mail the corrected return to the IRS.

Or you can make the corrections yourself. However, the amend process can be complex.

• To do it yourself, please follow these step-by-step instructions.
  • Amending your federal return and
  • Amending your state return.
• After you make the changes to your tax return, you will need to mail a copy of
  • Your federal return to the IRS and
  • Your state return to your state tax authority, if your state return is affected
• Your printed returns will include instructions on how and where to mail them.
• If you need assistance, call us at the phone number in the TurboTax email.