@brester302-gmail
Ugh! Well, then ----here is a copy of a reply I just posted to another young TT user who made the same mistake--
Your parents cannot e-file this year---at all, When you filed a tax return that said no one could claim you as a dependent you put your SSN into the system and it will stay that way for many months even after you amend, No one else can e-file a tax return with your SSN on it, so now the only way your parents can file their tax return is by mail. The IRS processes mailed returns a different way, so the duplicate use of your SSN will not stop the IRS from processing your parents' mailed return. The problem is that it takes the IRS a lot longer to process mailed returns, so if your parents need their refund they will wait a lot longer for it.
If it is any comfort, you (and your parents) are among many young tax filers who make this mistake. We will be seeing plenty of posts just like yours. And posts from the parents whose e-files were rejected....
@brester302-gmail Once your return has been fully processed you will have to amend it using a special form called a Form 1040X. That form becomes available in late February. Your parents do not have to wait for you to do that. They can only file by mail this year, and they can do that whenever they are ready to take the envelope to a mailbox.
When you amend---- you will have to go to My Info and change the way you answered the question that asked you if anyone could claim you as a dependent. The correct answer is YES.
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