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The mistake was not in claiming the exemption of -1- at work, it was during the filing of her taxes. If she prepared her taxes through TurboTax she would have seen a Yes/No question in the Personal Information section that says "Someone Else can claim me as a Dependent". If she answered No to this questions and filed the return the IRS will reject all subsequent returns where someone else attempts to claim her as a dependent since she has already claimed her own exemption.
To rectify this issue you have the following choices;
I would advise to take the first choice. It is the least complicated route and in my experience the quickest way to rectify this issue.
The mistake was not in claiming the exemption of -1- at work, it was during the filing of her taxes. If she prepared her taxes through TurboTax she would have seen a Yes/No question in the Personal Information section that says "Someone Else can claim me as a Dependent". If she answered No to this questions and filed the return the IRS will reject all subsequent returns where someone else attempts to claim her as a dependent since she has already claimed her own exemption.
To rectify this issue you have the following choices;
I would advise to take the first choice. It is the least complicated route and in my experience the quickest way to rectify this issue.
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