@melissaham No you do not have to wait. Even if you wait for him to amend, it would not make a difference. He already put his SSN into the system for this year and your e-file will be rejected no matter when you try.
If it's any comfort---lots of kids do this. They are naive and inexperienced at filing tax returns and they often say on their own return that no one can claim them (because they do not even know what that means) and they mess up their parents' returns. We will be seeing many more parents like you during the tax season. Good luck---hope it does not take the IRS too long to process your mailed return, but be aware it might be a long wait.
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