If you
have not filed your return and need to correct that issue:
You will log in to
your TurboTax Online account, and click Take
me to my return. Next, you will click on Personal Info and locate your name. Click to edit beside your name. On the following
screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click that you can be claimed
as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that area, so you
are better able to locate it.
If you
filed your return and it was rejected: To change the issue so that your return will be accepted, you will
need to go in to correct your rejected return. Then, you will go back into
your return (following the fix a rejected return instructions) and find your
name in the Personal Info section. Click to edit beside your name. On the
following screen near the bottom, you will find the area to click that you can
be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will attach a screenshot of that
area, so you are better able to locate it.
To correct a rejected return, please see the following
TurboTax FAQ:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3302275
If you have already
filed your
return, and it was accepted: You will need to
amend your return, once it has been accepted and any refund due has been paid
out. Then, you will go back into your return (following the amend
instructions) and find your name in the Personal Info section. Click to edit
beside your name. On the following screen near the bottom, you will find the
area to click that you can be claimed as a dependent by someone else. I will
attach a screenshot of that area, so you are better able to locate it.
Please see the following TurboTax FAQ for instructions on how to amend your 2016 tax
return in TurboTax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565
