Dependent

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March 31, 2020
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I filed before my mother and she told me she would be claiming me as a dependent. When I filed my taxes I marked that someone could claim me as a dependent but when she filed her own it would not allow her to claim me as one. Am I a a dependent in the governments eyes because of this and should I change that status if so?

JamesG1

Level 15

The IRS does not see you as a dependent.

You claimed yourself on your tax return and your mother will not be able to claim you as a dependent.

You will have to amend your tax return so that you are not claiming yourself. The paper 1040 Amended tax return takes four to eight weeks to be processed.

Then you mother can file and claim you as a dependent on her tax return.

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Bill99

Level 2

I dont think you understood this person's question. They said that they did not claim themself and then their mother could not claim them either.

JotikaT2

Employee Tax Expert

My daughter is in the same boat. She's under 24 and a college student so she selected that she could be claimed by someone else as a dependent. However, being that she was not a "full-time" student, I was unable to claim her as a dependent. Should my daughter amend her taxes to correct that, if so, what difference could it make in her return this year?

To the original poster, do you know why your parent couldn't claim you as a dependent?

It depends.

It may not have an effect on their federal return but a lot of states still give you a personal exemption deduction. This could result in a higher refund or less tax due on her own return.

Also, it may have an effect on the amount of the stimulus check she can receive. Dependents on a parent's return are "given" $500, but if she is filing as an independent taxpayer, she may be able to receive the $1,200 for an individual.

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