Part 2:
I reached the IRS this morning. Guess what, the IRS has my son's 1040 status as single/independent. Meanwhile I hold in my hand my son's 1040 form (created with TurboTax) mailed to the IRS that clearly shows "Someone can claim You as a dependent" is checked. Obviously someone at the IRS screwed up but of course it can't be fixed over the phone. The IRS rep has no access to the 1040 paper copy or any of it's images. Instead we must submit a 1040X form to fix this mess which takes up to 16 weeks to process per the IRS rep.
In the meantime, I can not e-file my 1040 because of error IND-517-01 implying my son's SSN is associated with a 1040 filing showing him as not a dependent. Wonderful. So either I put in for a length extension while the IRS takes its time processing the 1040X or I postal mail my 1040 and wait for the IRS to send me notifications over the next 1-2 months about my son's return indicating he is not a dependent until
the IRS internally corrects itself when processing the 1040X.
Moral of the story; e-file all future tax filings and pay the additional filing cost to avoid someone at the IRS
transposing or failing to enter your 1040 information correctly.
