Kids do this all the time....a few paychecks and they think they cannot be claimed.....
MY DEPENDENT SAID SHE COULD NOT BE CLAIMED
Your dependent filed a return without saying she could be claimed on your return and your return was rejected? AFTER her return has been fully processed and she has received her refund, she has to file an amended return that says she can be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s return. Amended returns must be prepared on a Form 1040X—which will not be available for 2020 returns until at least the end of March. It takes the IRS at least four months to process an amended return.
Meanwhile, since your e-filed return has been rejected, you now have to print and mail it in to the IRS. You will not be able to e-file. You do not have to wait for your dependent’s amended return to be processed.
Remember that when you mail a return, you need to include copies of your W-2, etc. with your return. Use a mailing service like certified mail that will track it so you will know that the IRS received it.
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