She is a full tme college student age 20. My return was accepted. Her's rejected code F1040-516-01 "PrimaryClaimAsDependent is not checked, then 'PrimarySSN' must not be the same as a Dependent SSN on another return filed for the same tax year". Return was then resubmitted acknowledging her as a dependent on my return and accepted.
She was as a result not able to claim the AOTC tax credit. I should not have listed her as my dependent , thus I believe I would have to correct my return to avoid the same reject again. Why wouldn't I have a choice as you stated?
Thank you
