E-file rejection errors 0506 or SEIC-F1040-506-01
Updated: 2/06/2012
Article ID: SLN12030
Your e-filed return is rejected with error codes 0506 or SEIC-F1040-506-1, along with this explanation
On Schedule EIC, the qualifying child's social security number (Line 2) cannot be used more than once in a tax return or on another return.
Most commonly, this rejection occurs if one or more of your dependents have already been claimed on another tax return.
It can also happen if your dependent's information has been entered incorrectly.
Resolution
- Open your return and click the Personal tab (or the Personal Info tab in the Home & Business version).
- Proceed to the Your Personal Info summary screen.
- Next to About Your Dependents, click Edit.
- For each dependent, click Edit and then make sure that each dependent's Name and Social Security number exactly matches the information on their Social Security card.
- If the information is correct, proceed to Step 5.
- Otherwise, click the Edit button, make the correction(s), and continue until you're back on the Your Personal Info summary screen. Then, e-file your return again.
- Call the Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1-800-772-1213 to verify the Social Security number, date of birth, and name for all dependents.
- If the information differs from what you entered, update it in TurboTax to reflect the SSA's information and then re-file your return.
- Otherwise, if you verified that your dependents' information is correct, proceed to the next section.
What to do if your dependents' information is correct
By the time you get to this point, you can be certain another taxpayer, such as an ex-spouse or caregiver, has already claimed your dependent(s) on their return.
Here are your next steps.
- First, make sure you can claim this dependent and that the other person (if known) cannot.
- If you discover you cannot claim this dependent, delete the dependent from your return and then re-file your return.
- If you believe you can rightfully claim the dependent, print and mail your return, as you will not be able to e-file it.
- The IRS will process your return as usual, and issue your tax refund if you are getting one.
- In a few months, the IRS will contact you as well as the other person to determine who is legally entitled to claim the dependent.
- The person who illegally claimed the dependent will be required to repay any additional taxes, plus penalties and interest, that were attributed to the false claim.
