@sarahv1990 Regardless of whether your mom amends her return or not, if you truly could not be claimed as a dependent, in harmony with what @xmasbaby0 comments above, your only option is to send your return in by mail. If your mom chooses to amend, the return will process a little faster (but will still take a number of weeks because of the IRS' coronavirus shutdown). If she doesn't amend, the IRS will send both you and her a letter to prove who has the correct claim, which will take longer. At the very least this will likely delay you being able to receive a stimulus payment, at least right away.
You could also opt to file as a dependent, at least for now, even though you may not technically be a dependent. If you check the box "Someone can or will claim me," you will still get the same amount of standard deduction (12,200 if your income is all earned income), and so your Federal refund is not really affected. Plus, you should be able to e-file your return, which will allow you to get your refund now. Then, you can either amend your return to claim "not a dependent", and hopefully get the stimulus that comes with that this year, or, in a worst-case scenario, if you claim properly that you are not a dependent on your 2020 return next year, the expectation is you will get your stimulus payment at that time.
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