@charlie444 wrote:
so this may actually delay my stimulus check even though I haven’t been claimed on anybody’s taxes?
Yes because the rule is CAN you be claimed as a dependent, NOT did anyone actually claim you as one.
If you checked that box incorrectly you probably should amend your 2019 return, as it reduced your standard deduction so you may have paid more tax (or gotten a smaller refund) than you were entitled to. However, since amended returns are always on paper and the IRS stopped processing paper returns due to COVID-19, who knows when that will go through. Or, you may have to claim it as a credit on your 2020 return as @Hal_Al said.
