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June 1, 2019
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Appears my son filed a tax return claiming a personal exemption; which means I am not able to claim him as a dependent. He lived with me for 6 months of 2016 before leaving for the Navy (1/1/16 - 6/14/16 -approx). He filed with Turbo Tax; is he able to change his return so that I am able to claim him for a portion of 2016?

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Best answer by AmyT

Your son can amend his return to remove the claim of exemption for himself.

Please be aware that this is a time-consuming process, as all amended returns must be paper filed. These take longer for the IRS to process than e-filed returns.

If your son amends his return, you should file a paper return yourself claiming him as a dependent.

Note - dependency is an all-or-nothing classification. He is either your dependent or he is not (for IRS purposes), so only one of you will claim him for the full year.

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Your son can amend his return to remove the claim of exemption for himself.

Please be aware that this is a time-consuming process, as all amended returns must be paper filed. These take longer for the IRS to process than e-filed returns.

If your son amends his return, you should file a paper return yourself claiming him as a dependent.

Note - dependency is an all-or-nothing classification. He is either your dependent or he is not (for IRS purposes), so only one of you will claim him for the full year.