I am a new immigrant since the end of 2018 and hence didn't yet filed tax return before. Back in April when economic stimulus check was sent, my son helped me filed a non-filer filing because my low income qualifies for this check. However, at the time neither my son nor myself had filed tax for 2019. Now while we did the tax filing using turbotax, the software gives a larger amount of credit than the stimulus check if I can file as my son's dependent, which I also qualify based on all the criteria. So the question now is: can i return the stimulus money and keep a dependent status? I know I wouldn't quafify to get the $1200 if my son files me as his dependent, but I am willing to give back the $1200 to to help my son to maximize the credit, but can't find a way to return the money to IRS. Any way suggestion?
