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Need to fix accidentally claiming my son himself on his return and I claimed him on my return

losgatharp — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:40:38 GMT

File my son's taxes and apparently left him claiming himself, then filed my taxes and also claimed him , how can I edit this , his has already been transmissied

Re: Need to fix accidentally claiming my son himself on his return and I claimed him on my return

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:43:00 GMT

MY DEPENDENT SAID HE COULD NOT BE CLAIMED

Your dependent made a very common mistake often made by teenagers and students who are filing their first tax returns. In MY INFO they should have said that they can be claimed as someone else’s dependent—-but they answered incorrectly and now your e-file is being rejected.

Your dependent will have to amend their return to change the way they answered that question in MY INFO. They cannot amend until their return has been fully processed. But you do not have to wait for them to amend. Waiting will not help you at all.

You can file your return by mail, since mailed returns are not rejected. It will take longer for the IRS to process your mailed return and delay your refund.

OR….Get an IP PIN to e-file.

GET IP pin in order to e-file if your dependent’s SSN was claimed on another return

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-takes-steps-to-help-prevent-refund-delays-by-accepting-duplicate-dependent-returns-with-an-ip-pin-for-2025-filing-season-taxpayers-encouraged-to-sign-up-soon-for-ip-pin-online-account

https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-scams/get-an-identity-protection-pin

Re: Need to fix accidentally claiming my son himself on his return and I claimed him on my return

VolvoGirl — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:44:40 GMT

If his return gets accepted first he will need to amend his return AND you will have to print and mail your return to claim him. So you don’t have to wait to file your return for his amended return to go through. Once a ssn as primary has been filed you can’t file it again.