My Tax return was regected because I didnt know my mom claimed me

Beebo · ‎March 4, 2026

So like the title says I didnt know my mom had claimed me and I didnt check the box to say I was being claimed. Im under 25 and in my area I can still be claimed if I live with her, I just didnt know she had already claimed me.

And her returns have already come in so I dont know what to do, all the advice ive seen has been specifically if it hasn't come in yet so I just dont know what the next step to take in getting this fixed are.

NicolleR1 · ‎March 5, 2026

Make sure that was your mom who really claimed you. Keep in mind that your mom can claim you as a dependent on her IRS tax return if you meet all the necessary requirements, such as:

You must be a US citizen/resident.
You lived with her for more than 6 months.
You have not provided over half of your own support.
You are over 19 and under 24 and a full-time student.

If it was your mom that claimed you and all requirements are met, then you could mark yourself as a dependent on your tax return and resubmit them.

In TurboTax Online there is a question in the “Your personal Info” section that says: “Another taxpayer can claim me as a dependent on their tax return.” You should mark the “YES” button, if you ‌agree with that.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop, there's a question in the Personal Info section, “Do any of These Apply to [name]? One of the options is “Another taxpayer can claim [name] on their return.” You should mark the check box for that.

If you were claimed by someone else as a dependent (not your mom), and if that person filed first, you would need to file again your return on paper and claim yourself.

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NicolleR1 · ‎March 5, 2026

Make sure that was your mom who really claimed you. Keep in mind that your mom can claim you as a dependent on her IRS tax return if you meet all the necessary requirements, such as:

You must be a US citizen/resident.
You lived with her for more than 6 months.
You have not provided over half of your own support.
You are over 19 and under 24 and a full-time student.

If it was your mom that claimed you and all requirements are met, then you could mark yourself as a dependent on your tax return and resubmit them.

In TurboTax Online there is a question in the “Your personal Info” section that says: “Another taxpayer can claim me as a dependent on their tax return.” You should mark the “YES” button, if you ‌agree with that.

If you are using TurboTax Desktop, there's a question in the Personal Info section, “Do any of These Apply to [name]? One of the options is “Another taxpayer can claim [name] on their return.” You should mark the check box for that.

If you were claimed by someone else as a dependent (not your mom), and if that person filed first, you would need to file again your return on paper and claim yourself.