@Kams1I went through the taxpayer advocacy service too, but got no where; however, I truly believe that the response depends on the level of interest/commitment...
@desposito89 I would amend any return that has the box checked erroneously just to err on the side of caution. You may be able to do it electronically at this p...
I pressed my Congressman's office to help with this issue, and ended up getting a call from the IRS, which turned out to be fruitless. After an hour on the phon...
@Opus 17 Forget the IRS side of things - the logic is flawed there as well. You're right that having the box checked saying "My spouse can be claimed as a depen...
@Opus 17 Thanks for identifying yourself and explaining your end goal. I understand you aren't convinced that this is a system glitch, but it's hard to dismiss ...