I claimed my married (but separated) daughter as dependent accidentally using her maiden name..how can I correct this and will that affect the return time? Or eitc?

[kellygau]

My daughter and her son have lived w me for over a year after separating from her husband. I claimed both her and my grandson as dependents since I provide all their financial support. I accidentally put her maiden name under her ss# not even thinking about it. The return was accepted but since we claimed EITC there is a hold until 2/27 ..how can I change her name after it's been accepted and still get the return back by the end of the month?

[ErinH · Accepted solution]

You cannot make changes at this time. After you click Transmit Returns Now, your e-file goes to pending status, where it will stay until it's either been accepted or rejected by the government.

Think of pending as "in transit" or "in limbo" – just like you can't cancel a letter that you sent yesterday, you can't cancel a return that's on its way to the government.

To make corrections or changes to your return, wait until your return's either been accepted or rejected.

• If your return gets accepted, you'll need to amend (please note that the ability to amend will not be available until early February, please do not attempt to amend before then). 
• If your return gets rejected, you'll be able to make your changes before you re-submit your return.

Amendment instructions can be found here when they become available for 2017 (early february):  https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3288565