Notice code 609 (Default) — We didn’t allow the exemption for one or more dependents claimed on your tax return. We compared the…

We didn’t allow the exemption for one or more dependents claimed on your tax return. We compared the Social Security Number of each dependent claimed on your tax return with records from the Social Security Administration. According to these records, one or more of the dependents claimed on your tax return have a Social Security Number that matches a deceased person. You may wish to contact the S…

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We didn’t allow the exemption for one or more dependents claimed on your tax return. We compared the Social Security Number of each dependent claimed on your tax return with records from the Social Security Administration. According to these records, one or more of the dependents claimed on your tax return have a Social Security Number that matches a deceased person. You may wish to contact the Social Security Administration if this information is incorrect. This change may affect your taxable income, tax, or any of the following credits: - credit for child & dependent care expenses - child tax credit - additional child tax credit - earned income credit Note: This change may also affect the Credit for Child & Dependent Care Expenses and Earned Income Credit regardless of whether an exemption was claimed for that dependent.