Last year, I was not able to claim my son as a depeIndent, but this year that changed. However, I did not click that someone (parents in this case) could claim him as a dependent. I submitted his tax return, it was processed by IRS and he has already received his tax check. Now when I try to e-file my return, it was rejected because it detected that I claimed my son as a dependent. Turboxtax response was to either delete my son from my return or mail my return with my son claimed as a dependent.
My question...Turbixtax let me amend my son's return and click that he can be claimed as a dependent. It recalculated the federal and state tax returns that he now owes. If I submit this amended return, can I now efile my return claiming him as a dependent OR...do I still have to mail my return? If I have to mail my returns,,,,why if my son amended his return.
Can someone please help answer this question. I could not get an answer from IRS.
Thank you
