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posted Apr 18, 2020 8:35:07 AM

I claimed my girlfriend as a dependent on my 2019 taxes and now it appears that she is not eligible for a stimulus check. Is this true and if so would she become eligible if i amended my return so i

So can i amended my return in order to not claim her and more importantly would she then be eligible for a stimulus check. Obviously i understand i would be responsible for any difference created by d

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Level 1
Apr 18, 2020 8:38:09 AM

I had same issue with my adult daughter, she just entered her info like 5 times on the irs "don't file" form and the last time she did it, it came up as eligible. 

Level 15
Apr 18, 2020 8:43:13 AM

@zaptaxes @erinh007  here is the problem...  

 

did she file a tax return? There is a question:  CAN SHE be claimed by someone else.  the question is not WAS SHE claimed by someone else.

 

if you do not claim her, which is your right, she can't answer the question (can you be claimed by someone else?)  any differently.  

 

if you CAN be claimed by someone else, you are not eligible for the $1200 stimulus