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April 16, 2020
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I put down in my taxes i could be claimed as a dependent but my mother nor father could claim me what does that mean

  • April 16, 2020
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and i have no idea how this will affect me when it comes to my stimulus check because my parents did not claim me because i make to much and so forth so i have no idea what to do

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April 16, 2020

If you are (or were) not eligible to be claimed as a dependent on another taxpayers tax return, you can amend your return to change that.  

 

Amended returns can be prepared online, but cannot be e-filed. IRS does not accept e-filed amended returns.  To see if you were eligible to be claimed as a dependent, please see this link:  Who can be claimed as a dependent?.

 

Please note also that IRS is under-staffed and over-whelmed right now and paper filed returns are being processed much slower than normal.  If you are entitled to a stimulus payment, but didn't get one originally, based on information we have now, that will be reconciled and corrected with the 2020 tax return filing, in Spring of 2021.

 

To Amend your return in Turbo Tax Online follow these steps:

 

1.  Sign in to your Turbo Tax Account

2.  Scroll down to  Your tax returns and documents and select Amend (change) 2019 return, then Amend using Turbo Tax Online.

3.  Select the reason you are amending and Continue

4.  Answer the questions about your Federal return, then begin amending your State return when it says "Lets get started on your state taxes...."

 

To Amend your return in Turbo Tax Desktop;

 

1.  Open your tax file you need to amend and select Online and Check for Updates.  

2.  Go to the Federal Taxes tab (or the Personal Tab, if you are using Home & Business) and select the Other Tax Situations Tab.

3.  Scroll down to Other Tax Forms and Select Start next to Amend a return.

4.  Answer the appropriate questions for the State and Federal Returns.  

 

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