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After you file
@ligiaa15 - for your normal tax return, it probably doesn't matter (in most cases) that you marked that you can be claimed on someone else's return. it can affect your standard deduction, but if your income is over $12,000, it can't even effect that (and even if income is less than $12,000, for most people, that doesn't even matter but too technical for this post)
but what it is affecting is the ability to get the stimulus, because if you are a dependent on someone else's tax return, you are not eligible. what we don't know is if the IRS is looking at that check mark or cross checking your social security number on another return (your parents??)
if you can hold off until you file your 2020 tax return to obtain the stimulus, it will certainly get resolved there without any amendments.