Yes, you can amend your return or possibly correct your return. Please read through the below information for the steps you will need to follow.
If your return was e-filed you will need to wait until it is accepted or rejected.
If it was accepted
by the IRS I assume that means that your parents or guardians have not filed
their return yet. If they file listing you as a dependent, your
social security number or ITIN will be rejected on their return.
If your parents are
eligible to claim you as a dependent on their tax return, then you can't claim
your exemption on your return. Even if they are eligible to claim you on
their return but do not, you still cannot claim yourself on your return.
You will need to amend your return and check the box
that "you can be claimed on someone else's return". It
can take weeks or several months for the IRS to process your return. If your
parents can claim you as a dependent on their return, they may wish to file an
extension until your amended return is processed.
For your parents to
be eligible to claim you as a dependent on your return, the following
requirements must be met:
Qualifying child
- They are your child or
stepchild, foster child, sibling or a descendant of one of these.
- They aren't claimed as a
dependent by someone else.
- They are a U.S. citizen,
resident alien, national, or a Canadian or Mexican resident.
- They aren’t filing a joint
return with their spouse.
- They are younger than you and
under the age of 19 (or 24 for full-time students).
- No age limit for permanently
and totally disabled children.
- They did not provide more
than half of their own support.
Please see below for
very important information on amending your
return from superuser Carl
Already E-Filed and Need To Change
If you have already
E-filed your tax return and need to make a change for any reason, then you have
no choice but to wait until the IRS processes your E-filed return. If the IRS
rejects your E-filed return, then you can just make the necessary changes and
resubmit it. You **DO** **NOT** amend a rejected or pending return. If you do,
then you’ll find yourself in a never ending nightmare from which you will not
awaken for a looooong time.
If the IRS accepts
your E-filed return, then you must WAIT until the IRS has processed your
return. If you have a refund due your return is not processed until you have
received your refund. If you owe taxes, your refund is not processed until you
have paid those taxes and your payment has cleared your financial institution.
Once processing is complete, you will need to file an amended return. You
cannot e-file an amended return. The IRS says you can’t. You have to print it,
sign it (both the 1040 and 1040X) and mail it to the IRS.
If your E-Filed
return is pending, and you change anything on your copy of your return, then
you are guaranteed to have major issues with correcting or amending it later.
So for your own sanity, do not touch anything until it’s time, as clarified
above.
An amended return
must be printed, signed and mailed. The IRS says so.
Please see below on how to amend a return.
