Working with a client (from another tax pro) that received a form 886-H requesting information on a claimed dependent, for the exemption and for EIC credit.
I do not believe that this dependent should have been used to claim the EIC, but only as HOH and ODC. (Over 24 and not a blood relative)
If I submit an amended 2020 return to clean this up, could this affect the client where she would be in danger of an EIC ban for two years? I do not suspect any fraud in the matter, just inattention.
Advice to protect the client is appreciated.