Annnd.....you are now learning that you should always file your own first...the others (especially grandkids) may be simpler...but can wait until later.
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One thing people have noted in the past...if any one of the 5 was first rejected for an improper SSN, that counts as one of the 5...even if the SSN fix was later successfully submitted, that successful second attempt counts as another one of the 5.....so 2 are used even if it was really for one file.
The joint return is one return. How many kids/grandkids' returns did you file?
Annnd.....you are now learning that you should always file your own first...the others (especially grandkids) may be simpler...but can wait until later.
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One thing people have noted in the past...if any one of the 5 was first rejected for an improper SSN, that counts as one of the 5...even if the SSN fix was later successfully submitted, that successful second attempt counts as another one of the 5.....so 2 are used even if it was really for one file.
Thank you, that is precisely what happened. I had posted the question because when searching through community responses, I saw one that said a rejected and corrected return only counted as one. Do you know if it is possible to pay for the additional efile?