I just amended two just like you yesterday. You have to do an amendment. Spell it out very clearly in Section III exactly what happened. There is no other place on the form to fix it.   I'm not sure about that. I think that if you do nothing, you will forfeit the money, period. The IRS is not going to check your claimability against what you stated on your return. If you amend and they accept it, you will get your money either later this year or some time next year. That is my understanding of what the IRS is currently saying. ... View more

Do NOT file an amendment unless you get a letter from the IRS requesting that you do so. Filing one while your original return is still being processed will guarantee a further delay in your refund. If you have not received a letter saying that something is wrong, then nothing is wrong. This is the strangest tax year ever. The COVID19 nightmare has delayed everything because the IRS is essentially shut down just like a lot of other federal and state government offices. Just hang in there. You will get your refund. ... View more

As a Tax Preparer, what I have been seeing is that there is a definite delay this year in all refunds except for the smallest. This is especially true if you are receiving a large (over $10,000) refund. I have over a half dozen clients who have been waiting months for their refunds. They are still being "processed" by the IRS. I tell them to just be patient. There is nothing in their return that would throw a red flag. It's just a weirder tax year than usual.   So just hang in there. You will get your refund if it's not being offset for past taxes, child support, student loans or other Federal or State offsets. ... View more

No. The IRS is never going to cross check anything like that. They only check to see if you WERE claimed by someone else, not that you were NOT.  ... View more

The lady there was wrong. I work for H&R Block, too, for over 10 years. If you marked that you were a dependent, you will NOT get a Stimulus check unless you amend your return. Here's the problem. There's  no place on a 1040-X to officially change claimability. All you can do is to spell it out on Page 2, Part III, Explanation of Changes and hope they actually read that part and make the appropriate changes. Your refund will not change at all.  ... View more