Changing dependency status..

[litzyrios13]

Hi y’all I’m in a rut. So in 2022 I went to my then tax preparer to have her amend my 2021 taxes because i needed to change my dependency status (from Independent to “can be claimed as dependent”). When I went to her in 2022 she said she couldn’t amend it and that I was fine filing independent for 2022 … later discovered that it could be amended and that that I definitely could still be claimed as dependent in 2021/2022 (I was a full time student 20-21 years old at the time, definitely not paying over half of my expenses). Since I filed independent then I also took the credit for my 1098-t .. now I want to amend my 2021/2022 taxes to change my dependency status to “can be claimed” even though my parents WILL NOT be claiming me (my dad specifically would not want to amend). Can I do this even though it’s been 4 years? I know I’ll be loosing money but I just want to see if I can fix this to not get in trouble. Also, can I amend even if my dad wouldn’t want to amend his?  Thanks! 

[Bsch4477]

You can do it. There’s no obligation for your parent to claim you if he doesn’t want to.