Tax Year Prior to 2020: If someone claims me as a dependent can i still file taxes

[Hdgraham99]

If I already filed, is there a way I can check if I did Mark it as I can be filed under my parents?

[WKins2]

Absolutely!

You can log back into your account and click on your return. You will be able to click on the personal information tab and click through the questions till you get to the one that stats: "Can someone else claim you as a dependent"? You will see what you selected as your answer. 

[VolvoGirl]

Yes look at your 1040 return middle of page 1.  By Standard Deduction there is a check box if Someone can claim you.

[Racwashi]

Hi I have a question  
for 2018 I was a full-time student until July. I stayed with my mom for half the year.   I worked full time and made over 10,000$ that year. My mom filed me as a dependent and I filed my own taxes as a dependent. Would I have a penalty for my 2019 taxes due to how me and her filed my 2018 taxes due to the fact she claimed me and I made over 4,500? 

[Racwashi]

Hi, I have a question, for 2018 I was a full-time student until July. I stayed with my mom for half the year.   I worked full time and made over 10,000$ that year. My mom filed me as a dependent and I filed my own taxes as a dependent. Would I have a penalty for my 2019 taxes due to how me and her filed my 2018 taxes due to the fact she claimed me and I made over 4,500? 

[xmasbaby0]

No if you were a full-time student under the age of 24 the amount of income you had did not matter.

[schan1995]

What if I did not select that someone can claim me as a dependent on my tax return. What effect will it have when my mom tries to claim me?

[CatinaT1]

Yes, your mom will need to file a paper return because hers will be rejected saying you have already been a primary tax payer on another return.  There is no way to get around the e-file system once you have already filed and claimed yourself.  

You will need to amend your return to indicate someone else is claiming you.

See this TurboTax FAQ for help with amending.

This article will give your mom instruction on how to print and mail her return.

[DoninGA]

If she claims you on her tax return and you e-filed your tax return first and it is accepted by the IRS, then her e-filed tax return will be rejected by the IRS.

She then can only print and mail her tax return to the IRS.  If she leaves you as a dependent on her tax return and has a tax refund the IRS will pay the tax refund.

Within a year both you and her will receive a letter in the mail from the IRS asking that her tax return be amended to remove the dependent on her tax return or you to amend your return and change your dependency.  If neither of you amend your tax returns, then the IRS will send another letter requiring you and her to prove either you were or were not a dependent.  The loser of the investigation gets to repay any refund based on the dependency plus penalties and interest.

[RockyDavis]

If somebody files me as a dependent can I still file my taxes

[VolvoGirl]

Yes and  you might have to file a return.

If you only got a W2 for under 12,200 you don't have to file except to get back any withholding taken out. If it is more or you got a 1099Misc for any amount you do have to file a return.

Be sure on your return you check the box that says someone else cam claim you That is VERY important!

Online is only good for one return per account. You can use the same email address for 5 accounts. Or you can probably use the Free Edition. How to start a new online return

Https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1894512-how-do-i-start-another-return-in-turbotax-online

Or the Free File website. In order to use the Free File program, you have to start it at a special website. Click on the Orange button I Qualify, Let's get Started

https://freefile.intuit.com

Filing requirements for a Dependent
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/children-dependents/help/do-i-need-to-file-my-own-taxes-if-i-m-a-d...

[Nita1]

But will it affect her getting her refund back 

[xmasbaby0]

@Nita1 So many people have added on to this long thread that we cannot tell if you are the parent or the dependent.  If you are a full-time student under the age of 24 at the end of 2019, then you can be claimed as a dependent .   If you do not say that on your return and you e-file first, it will cause your parent to be unable to e-file this year.  Your parent will have to print, sign and mail their return.  And you will have to amend your own return after it has been processed by the IRS.

If you are the parent--your dependent can still file a return to seek a tax refund but must say they can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's return.   You do not have to wait for your dependent to amend if your dependent filed first, but you will have to print sign and mail your return now.  You cannot e-file this year.

The IRS rules is if you CAN be claimed as a dependent, you must say that on your own return.

[Dramirez1]

I am 26 years old I was in an accident last February I only worked January and 2 weeks in February I lived and depended financial from my parents the rest of the year my dad would like to claim me as a dependent  in his taxes do I have to file as well I’ve been filing since 2013

[xmasbaby0]

@Dramirez1 Sorry about your accident; hope things are better now.  If you had less than $4200 of income during 2019 and your parents supported you, they can claim you as a dependent.  You can still file your own tax return to seek a refund, but in My Info you MUST say that you can be claimed as someone else's dependnent.