Dependent

[alydal]

I filed before my mother and she told me she would be claiming me as a dependent. When I filed my taxes I marked that someone could claim me as a dependent but when she filed her own it would not allow her to claim me as one. Am I a a dependent in the governments eyes because of this and should I change that status if so?

[JamesG1]

The IRS does not see you as a dependent.

You claimed yourself on your tax return and your mother will not be able to claim you as a dependent.

You will have to amend your tax return so that you are not claiming yourself.  The paper 1040 Amended tax return takes four to eight weeks to be processed.

Then you mother can file and claim you as a dependent on her tax return.

[Bill99]

I dont think you understood this person's question.  They said that they did not claim themself and then their mother could not claim them either.  

[DMarkM1]

Since you marked that you could be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return, perhaps there is another reason on your mother's return that disqualified you. 

Have your mother go back and recheck her answers in "My Info" concerning you as a dependent.  One of the tests below from IRS Publication 501 needs to be passed for you to be her dependent.  If the neither of tests below are passed, you may go back and check your return to see if amending it will change your tax outcome.

Qualifying Child

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.

2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.

3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.

4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.

5. The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

OR

Qualifying Relative

1. The person can't be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer.

2. The person either (a) must be related to you  or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household (and your relationship must not violate local law).

3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,200.

4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.

[hpurey]

My daughter is in the same boat.  She's under 24 and a college student so she selected that she could be claimed by someone else as a dependent.  However, being that she was not a "full-time" student, I was unable to claim her as a dependent.  Should my daughter amend her taxes to correct that, if so, what difference could it make in her return this year?

To the original poster, do you know why your parent couldn't claim you as a dependent?  

[JotikaT2]

It depends.

It may not have an effect on their federal return but a lot of states still give you a personal exemption deduction.  This could result in a higher refund or less tax due on her own return.

Also, it may have an effect on the amount of the stimulus check she can receive.  Dependents on a parent's return are "given" $500, but if she is filing as an independent taxpayer, she may be able to receive the $1,200 for an individual.

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[alydal]

I moved out of my mother's house a little over halfway through the year, so I supported myself financially for that amount of time. I was also only a full-time student for a couple months of the year. It said I put forth more than $4000 for my own support so she couldn't claim me. Thank you for responding!

[ZMan12]

Hi,

So I recently filed and claimed that I was a dependent on someone else’s tax returns, but it turns out I’m actually not. Does the IRS view me as a dependent now, even though no one claimed me on their tax returns, or must I submit a revision?

[AkinaLO]

You will need to amend your return in order to make any corrections. Here's more information on correcting your return. 

Amend 2019 return? - Community 

First, make sure you really need to amend your tax return first.