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Level 2
April 2, 2022
Question

Is there an easy way to cross-reference a taxpayer's children's tax returns for proper reporting via Form 8815?

  • April 2, 2022
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My client has 2 children who file their own tax returns reporting unearned income.  The smart worksheets require input from each child's return, and the parent's return in order to calculate their individual tax. It was awkward to move back and forth between each return.  Is there an easier way to cross-reference this information?

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 2, 2022
print out the parents return and have them at the ready while you prepare the 8615 on each child's return.

the program doesnt automatically grab these for us.
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R1951Author
Level 2
April 2, 2022

Thanks Lisa.  I guess that's as good as it gets this year.

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 2, 2022
been that way for as long as I can remember 😕😕
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Level 15
April 2, 2022

You have you post tagged as ProSeries Basic, and this is the one advantage of Basic.   🙂

You can download Professional to use on a PPR Basis.  You can also open existing return (but can't print or e-file).

So you can open one of them with Professional, and open the other with Basic.

R1951Author
Level 2
April 2, 2022

Interesting.  Thanks for this work-around.