Question

Can I Still Amend Tax Return During COVID-19?

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April 17, 2020
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Through Turbo Tax, under the question "Someone else can claim me as a dependent on their tax return" I accidentally chose YES. Then subsequently filed my 2019 taxes. I've already received my refund.

During COVID-19, is the IRS still accepting amended returns for my 2019 taxes? I understand this needs to be done through paper/mail and the process takes up to 16 weeks. Once I claim myself as an independent and my 2019 return is accepted, am still able to still receive the $1,200 stimulus check down the road?

Kindly offer next best steps. Should I amend ASAP?

Thank you.

Connor

TurboTax PLUS Online

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as long you are confident no one CAN claim you, but didn't then amend.

The stimulus payment will settle up after that . This is your worst case scenario:

The stimulus payments are really based on your 2020 tax return (income, dependents, etc).
The IRS is using either 2018 or 2019 – whatever is available - to ESTIMATE that payment
When you file next year there will be a “settle up” section on the tax return.
If you are due more stimulus (and this would include where you simply never received it), you will receive it through the 2020 tax filing.
If you received too much, by law, you are not required to return it