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posted Mar 24, 2020 11:09:07 AM

Re eligible dependant

A couple are living common law for the first time.  The woman on last years taxes claimed the "equivalent to spouse" for her daughter.  This year reported that living together and both taxes are done at same time for him and her.  Now trying to claim this daughter.  When I click on the box55290 on sch5 it goes to the original info for both common law his and hers and the date when the common law started in 2019.  I have entered all the info for the daughter on the dependant info page, But the info name etc does not carry over to sch 5?  I am totally fustrated.

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May 11, 2020 5:15:52 PM

When you are on the Dependant Information pop-up, did you answer YES to the Eligible Dependant question for the child?

 

 

Also, what is the age of the child? If the child was over 18 during the part of the year that the parents were not common-law, she can't be claimed as an eligible dependant (unless she is disabled).