Help please

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
September 28, 2019
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I need help to change my taxes and put that I was claimed as a dependent by my parents. At the time of filling my taxes out I didn’t know that they claimed me as a dependent because I had a great job and I was not dependent on them whatsoever besides living in their house. How can I edit my taxes because it’s already been rejected? Pllleaasse help me!

DoninGA

Level 15

Click on My Info on the left side of the program screen and then edit your personal information to change your dependency status.

Mic112019Author

Level 2

Thank you! I’ll try that!

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Maybe we need some more details to figure out if your parents should have claimed you. It is possible that your parents are the ones who should amend their return so you could claim yourself. You have not included any information about yourself for us. Here is what your parents would need to claim you:

WHO CAN I CLAIM AS A DEPENDENT?

You can claim a child, relative, friend, fiance (etc.) as a dependent on your 2018 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).

No age limit for permanently and totally disabled children

• 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 $4,150 in 2018

• 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?

• Can I claim a newborn baby?

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

Mic112019Author

Level 2

My moms tax woman told them that I needed to get on here and change that they claimed me but I can’t find how to to that. I found out how to claim someone but not put that someone claimed me 🤦🏻‍♀️

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Go to My Info. Click edit by your name. Go through the screens. You will be asked if someone else can claim you as a dependent. Say yes. That is all. You do not even have to say who claimed you, just that you could be claimed as someone else's dependent.