Am I allow to amend?

[Studebt]

My father tried to claim me on his 2018 tax return, and it denied him. I was making more than $6,000, and I've already sent in my taxes when this happened. My father completed his taxes without claiming me in the end. Is there a way, I could get more money back after what happened? 

[VolvoGirl]

So on your return did you say you were being claimed on his return?  Yes you can amend to claim yourself.  I don't know if it would make a difference in your return or give you a refund.  Depends on your whole return.

But if you are under 24 and a full time student he can claim you no matter how much you make.

How to amend an Online return

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/amending/help/how-do-i-amend-my-turbotax-online-return/00/27577

Amended returns can only be mailed.  It can take them 16 weeks for the IRS to process them.  And they only mail checks for refunds.   After 3 weeks you can track it here,    https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/amended-returns-form-1040-x-/wheres-my-amended-return-1

[Studebt]

Thank you for replying. Yes, I did put down I was being claimed. During the time my father did his taxes and got denied, mine was accepted by the IRS. I didn't get my return until a couple weeks later. I'll go ahead and try to amend it and see what happens. 

[TomD8]

If you indicated on your own return that you could be claimed by someone else, then why was your father's return rejected? 

[xmasbaby0]

Right-- if you said on your own return that you could be claimed as someone else's dependent then your dad's return should not have been rejected.  Look carefully at your Form 1040 and see what it says right below your name about that.

Furthermore--we do not know IF your dad could claim you as a dependent because all you have told us is that you made over $6000.  You have not mentioned your age or whether you were a full-time student.  There are a number of things that play in to whether you can be claimed, and we do not have the whole story.  It is entirely possible that your father could have claimed you if you were a full-time student under the age of 24, even if you earned more than $6000.  We need to know more.

Before you think about amending your return, tell us your age and whether you were a student in 2018.  And look at your Form 1040 to see what you really said on it--there is a box that would be checked if you said you could be claimed.