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@amaxwell2191 So you can't actually explicitly change dependent to independent, I also think that's part of the problem with TurboTax is that they aren't clear what that question really means and what qualifies as "can claim" meaning that it will classify us that way. But essentially when you go and make a hypothetical amendment, update only your profile information at the very beginning. In that section is a question with "Can someone claim me as their dependent etc..." and if that says yes there should be a follow-up question as to whether someone actually will claim you. You simply edit that to you cannot be claimed, and then click yes through all the other information you entered when you first filed. At the end of amending, if there isn't any additional money that the federal government will be sending you, then it just means they processed you as an independent when they processed your return. In my case, the State would send me another 20 dollars because of a certain program, but my federal would not be different. That was part of the info he gave me, so really it's just a bummer because even if we are processed that way, the same cross-checking process has to take place for the impact payment. It's nothing definitive, we still are in the waiting game, but it's helpful to double-check because you know a little more about where you possibly stand in their system.