My daughter is a full-time college student and CA resident working part-time and going to college in Idaho. When our daughter submitted her tax return via e-file she DID check the box on her tax return saying that she she CAN and WILL be "Claimed as a dependent by someone else". However, even though she marked the correct boxes, both her return and my return were rejected via e-file.
Is the only option to print and file both her taxes and my taxes by mail? If so, has anyone gone through this process and do you know whether the IRS will accept both our paper returns if she has the correct boxes checked saying that she she CAN and WILL be "Claimed as a dependent by someone else" or will the IRS still try to reject one of them?
Given that my daughter is only receiving a very small refund, I do not want to remove her as a dependent from my return. Any guidance is appreciated, especially if anyone has filed the paper returns with the situation above. Thank you.
