I just efiled and then realized I put the wrong year for my son's birthday. This would make him my age instead of 8. What do I do?

[DanielV01 · Accepted solution]

It depends.  Likely you will get a chance to fix this.  You do have to wait until the IRS either accepts or rejects the return.  However, since you have put his incorrect birthday (which is one of the identifying factors for a return to be accepted electronically), the return should be rejected for the birthday mismatch.  You will then be able to fix this entry and refile your return.

[ghokaslm]

@TurboTaxDanielV  it was just accepted :(  
What do I do now?

[DanielV01]

It depends.  It seems that you did not put down his birthday wrong in the key screen.  Usually the return rejects if the birthdate, social security number, and last name do not match up.  For right now, I suggest waiting.  The reason is that if the IRS has accepted the return electronically, it may not be necessary to amend it.  If they find a discrepancy they will let you know.  You can also tract the status of the return at Where's MY Refund?, which can be found at the following link:  <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/refunds">https://www.irs.gov/refunds</a>