Hi, I am freaking out here.
Me and my father started to file the tax on our own for the first time (of course, unsure what we were doing but somewhat figured it out). I had forgotten that my mother (separated from my father) had done mine and my sisters taxes for us as an independents so i (myself) had submitted another one again by accident as a dependent. Will that get rejected (hoping its not a fraud)?
BUT the most important thing is that I had put myself and my sister as a dependent on my fathers tax return and had submitted it. Can i still change it? we received a rejection notice but im not sure which one its for. It says "A Dependent SSN in the return must not be the same as the Primary or Spouse SSN on another return where 'PrimaryClaimAsDependentInd' or 'SpouseClaimAsDependentInd' is not checked." Does that mean it is my fathers tax return right? Please help as deadline is in 5 days!
If a tax return was already filed for you (and your sister) and your returns said that you cannot be claimed as dependents, then any subsequent returns that have your Social Security numbers listed on them will be rejected. So if your father is trying to claim either one of you as a dependent, he cannot e-file.
If he needs to claim you -- or your sister -- his return has to be printed, signed and mailed. He cannot e-file.
The other issue is---can your dad claim you or your sister as his dependents? If he can, then your original returns need to be amended to say so. But Dad cannot wait for you to amend. He will still have to mail his return to claim you. Amending takes months.
Are you--or your sister-- a qualifying child or qualifying relative for your father? If so, you will have to amend the returns you filed---or your mom has to amend them for you since you say she is the one who prepared them.
WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?
You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2019 taxes as long as they meet the following requirements:
Qualifying child
• They are related to you.
• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They are under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
• They live with you for more than half the year (exceptions apply).
Qualifying relative
• They don't have to be related to you (despite the name).
• They cannot be claimed as a dependent by someone else.
• They are a U.S. citizen, resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
• They are not filing a joint return with their spouse.
• They lived with you the entire year.
• They made less than $4200 (not counting Social Security)
• You provided more than half of their financial support. More info
When you add someone as a dependent, we'll ask a series of questions to make sure you can claim them.
Related Information:
• Does a dependent have to live with me?
• What does "financially support another person" mean?
Do not worry about the return you tried to file that was rejected. Amending your first return will take care of the issue.