I had a question that was similar to this, and I was hoping someone could provide me with an answer.
My mother, who is 48, has been staying with my family for an "extended vacation." I asked if she would mind if I claimed her as a relative dependent, because I figured that I would be able to share some of my refund with her since she cannot file her own as she didn't make enough money last year. My mother did work a few jobs here and there in 2020 but most of the money she had either came from me sending her some when she needed it, or her plasma donations. On my tax return that I e-filed, I wrote that she was only with me for 4 months out of the year since she came down to visit in August.
I didn't think about the stimulus checks until after I had already submitted my return, and now I've been regretting my choice to put her down as a dependent because she could use the extra income the stimulus provides.
If I amend my return to remove her once taxes are accepted for this year, will she able to receive the future stimulus checks that are sent out? Will she even be considered a dependent under the description they go by if the amendment doesn't go through in time?
I know that nothing has been decided for the third stimulus check yet, but I have been beating myself up about this for the past few days. I even went through my taxes again on a separate account to see how much I would owe if I removed her and the only difference was $113 from the State Tax Refund.
