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mmccoll3
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My child is in elementary school do I choose yes when it asks if he is a student in my dependant section? or is that only for post secondary education?

 
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My child is in elementary school do I choose yes when it asks if he is a student in my dependant section? or is that only for post secondary education?

No. In TurboTax Online, only children in college, university, or some other post-secondary program are considered students. The question is there for people whose children are transferring tuition to them. 

 

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