Both parents are unmarried and live together. I was going to claim the child as a dependent, and father took Head of Household and EIC. We found we could not separate the child on taxes after the father sent his tax return in, and we will get back more if I claim the child as dependent, claim the EIC and the child tax credit. Father is planning to amend his tax return. I understand it takes up to 13 weeks to process an amended 1040X. In the meantime, I will send mine in and, since they won't see the father's amended return first because his amended one will take longer to process, I'm afraid mine will be disallowed and then it will begin the audit process. I thought maybe if I were to send in a signed copy of his 1040X with my tax return showing that the father is changing his filing status to single and returning the EIC credit, it would help avoid the problem of them simply disallowing mine and avoid an audit. What do you think?
If that is not a good idea, should I at least enclose an explanation saying he filed an Amended 1040X , that he changed his filing status and returned the EIC money he received, and give his social security number so they can cross-reference it? Will my return be forgotten about if they have to wait for his to process?
Will this create a red flag for either of us taking Head of Household in the future?
Thanks!
