2021: Dad's return rejected in February. Son lived with dad (custodial parent) 9 months of 2020 and moved in with mom--who is instructing him on how to stick it to dad telling by him dad is trying to take away kiddos money. My advice to dad is: 1. Dad had every right to claim child. 2. Kid won't file amended. 3. We're filing paper return. 4. Life lesson learned hard: Could you be claimed on someone else's taxes: the only applicable answer was YES.
You want to play grown up, you may have repercussions you didn't want. BTW, IRS determined to garnish kid's income for 4 months--$350-$400 from what I understand.
We're also filing an amended return for Dad due to late 2021 update gor unemployment recipients who are now receiving an additional credit.
