JeffS50
Returning Member

Amending 2019 return to allow daughter Dependent to get first and second stimulus checks

Are my wife and I allowed to amend our 2019 joint tax return to say that we don't declare our 23 year old, adult, non-student, single daughter as a dependent in order to let her receive stimulus payments 1 and 2? If so, would she need to change her return (she made $3500 in 2019) in some way to reflect that we would not be claiming her? Her filed 1040 states her Standard Deduction status as someone CAN claim her as a dependent. We believe she does meet all tests to be able to be claimed as a dependent on our joint return.

 

This seems right, but we cannot find any clarification on this issue. I imagine it could apply to a fair number of people.