I need to change my status from dependent to independent. I filed back in January and everything has already been processed. How exactly do I do it?

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April 14, 2020
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Best answer by Texas Roger

If you do not meet the requirements to be claimed by someone else and checked the box to indicate you can be claimed by someone else, you will have to prepare, print and mail an amended return form 1040X to uncheck the box. Do not uncheck it until you start the amended return. Here is a link to help you: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894381-how-to-amend-change-or-correct-a-return-you-already-filed

An amended return must be printed and mailed. It can't be efiled. You must print and mail it yourself because TurboTax doesn't mail it for you. In normal times, the IRS takes about 16 weeks to process an amended return. You can track the status using this link: https://www.irs.gov/filing/wheres-my-amended-return

Texas Roger

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matiajAuthor

Level 2

Hi! Thank you so much for your help. I do have another question. You stated that i could not e-file to amend, but the link you attached says that I can. Are you able to clear that up for me?

Texas Roger

Level 15

You may have misread the instructions. See this link which is what you get when you click on the question "Can I efile my amended return form 1040X?"

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/can-i-e-file-my-1040x-to-amend-my-return/00/26008

The answer is No.

lutay

Level 2

Could this be a reason for my 19 yo daughter not getting a COVID-19 stimulus check? She selected she could be claimed as a dependent, but we ended up not being able to claim her as she did not qualify as a dependent. Should she amend her return to correct this issue and received a stimulus check?

Texas Roger

Level 15

If she checked the box that she could be claimed by someone else as a dependent, she will not get the stimulus check unless she prepares, prints and mails an amended return to uncheck the box so that she files as independent. See the top answer for details for amending a return.

lutay

Level 2

When trying to complete the 1040X I do not see where you can uncheck the option on someone claiming you as a dependent. Do I just notate in the Explanation of Changes area that the box to be claimed on someone else's tax returns was checked originally and needs to be corrected to not being claimed on someone else's tax returns?