# Delete dependent information on a tax file

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/delete-dependent-information-on-a-tax-file/10122>\
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**Created:** [February 26, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/delete-dependent-information-on-a-tax-file/10122 "2025-02-26T19:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![britestarr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.protaxcommunity.com/britestarr/32/3457_2.png) [@britestarr](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/britestarr)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/delete-dependent-information-on-a-tax-file/10122/1 "2025-02-26T19:39:17Z")

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How do I delete one of the dependents on a tax file I am working on?

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**Author:** ![RichJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@RichJ](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/RichJ)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/delete-dependent-information-on-a-tax-file/10122/2 "2025-02-26T20:27:51Z")

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It depends on what exactly you’re trying to accomplish. If you have dependant info entered but they’re no longer a dependant (IE: aged parent moved to care home), you can just click on the DELETE DEPENDANT button at the top of the dependant form…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/taxcycle/original/2X/0/0856909f014915975e26ad74dae788c576057dd1.png)

If on the other hand you have a dependant whose return you used to prepare along with the parents but now want to have a separate TaxCycle file for that dependant, you can click on the switch user pull-down menu and then click the detach dependant button…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/taxcycle/original/2X/6/6ab73c52df6d27c699bcd6c86bfa401a3d99b357.png)

Or you can access it from the View menu…

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/taxcycle/original/2X/8/831b32acd093b13d537d791dd01828dfa6249101.png)

You should then be prompted to save the detached dependant’s TaxCycle file as a new/separate file from the parents.

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**Author:** ![britestarr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.protaxcommunity.com/britestarr/32/3457_2.png) [@britestarr](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/britestarr)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/delete-dependent-information-on-a-tax-file/10122/3 "2025-02-27T19:00:45Z")

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Thanks - not sure why I didn’t see that “delete dependent” button but I found it now 👍