Hi, my 17 year old was due a refund from her camp counselor job. When we filed her 1040, we accidentally missed the box to check that she can be claimed as a dependent. When we attempted to filed our own 1040, it was rejected b/c she is listed as a dependent on our form. We filed an amended form for her checking that box, and attempted to refile our 1040 but it keeps being rejected b/c of her social security number. Do we need to take her off of our list of dependents to get our form to go through?
MY DEPENDENT SAID HE COULD NOT BE CLAIMED
Your dependent made a very common mistake often made by teenagers and students who are filing their first tax returns. In MY INFO they should have said that they can be claimed as someone else’s dependent—-but they answered incorrectly and now your e-file is being rejected.
Your dependent will have to amend their return to change the way they answered that question in MY INFO. They cannot amend until their return has been fully processed. But you do not have to wait for them to amend. Waiting will not help you at all.
You can file your return by mail, since mailed returns are not rejected. It will take longer for the IRS to process your mailed return and delay your refund.
OR….Get an IP PIN to e-file.
GET IP pin in order to e-file if your dependent’s SSN was claimed on another return
https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin