Hello,
I have a question regarding my amended 2022 tax return. I filed my original 2022 taxes right before the deadline. After filing, my two stepdaughters received their green cards and Social Security numbers.
I submitted an amended return on May 8, 2023, claiming them as dependents since they had lived with me for almost two years by then. However, I have not received any information about the status of this amended return.
I have been calling and speaking with representatives almost monthly since six months after filing. They consistently tell me that I need to wait. Finally, in June 2024, a representative informed me that my stepdaughters were not eligible to be claimed as dependents because they received their Social Security numbers after the 2022 deadline of April 18, 2023. My stepdaughters received their Social Security numbers on April 21, 2023.
The representative also mentioned that he couldn’t process my amended return as it was assigned to another agent.
Is it true that my stepdaughters are not eligible to be claimed as dependents? Please advise.
Thank you, Robert
