Wow! 8-16 weeks seems like an eternity.... I recalculated my taxes without claiming my daughter as a dependent, and it does make exactly a $500 difference on my federal return (the child tax credit) but it only lowers my state refund by about $45 and the state is a MUCH larger refund, over $3,000
Would it be really confusing if I go ahead and file my taxes now without claiming my daughter, then let the 8-16 weeks of time pass from when she mails in her amended return, and then I can file an amended return to have her added as a qualifying dependent?
