I opened a notice belatedly (5071 C) that my dependent son who is 18 and in college, filed a tax return. He did not as he has no income. Went online to idverify and it confirmed a fraudulent return was filed in his name. I have not filed my taxes yet, but will it get rejected by Efile if there was already a tax return filed using my dependent’s information? It isn’t that someone else claimed him, but someone used his information to file. I can’t get through to IRS on phone. Should I hold off filing my own taxes until I submit the forms for him, citing that there is fraud...or is it enough that we did the idverify online? Would be thankful for any advice.
