Thanks a lot! Really appreciate the response. Will try that.
Not sure why they don’t just let you modify on the form page and avoid having to redo all this. It’s just a simply entry on the student worksheet. Of course it is tied to the dependent’s name but they can allow adding a new there. But the process you describe is worth the little extra time.
He will not be double dipping. Just as an FYI, he filed on his own before us and did not check with us and so did not check that he can be a dependent.He did this for the stimulus check.
So when we try to e-file, our retune gets rejected. So, we either have to file by paper if we leave him as a dependent, and then possibly have explain via letters, which I’d hate to do, or simply remove him. His removal does not affect our return one bit given the new Trump tax law except for the educational expense issue which is large.
He has to file a 1040x and change his status and we checked this with IRS. He will also return the stimulus money per instructions they gave us.
All the nuances that one would not think about, especially a 20 year old. Thanks again for the very helpful answer. You must work for TT.
