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March 18, 2020
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I was wrongfully claimed as a dependent and I made more than $3,000 last year.

  • March 18, 2020
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Last year, I moved back to my home state and lived with my father from June-December. When my father did his taxes, he claimed me as a dependent, which I don't think he can do. I was 25 years old during 2019 and I made more than $3,000 from earned income. He said that he claimed me as someone that was living with him, which has in turn turned me into a dependent on his tax return. He has already received his tax refund. I keep getting rejected when I try to file my tax return.

 

How can I file my tax return, when he has filed me as a dependent?

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DoninGA
Employee
March 18, 2020

Since he claimed you as a dependent on his tax return you need to indicate on your tax return that you can be claimed as a dependent so you can e-file your tax return.  Your dependency is entered in the My Info section when you edit your name.

 

If he provided over one-half of your support and your gross income was less than $4,200 then he could claim you as a dependent on his tax return under the Qualifying Relative rules if you met the other requirements under the rules.

 

To be a Qualifying Relative -

1. The person cannot be your qualifying child or the qualifying child of any other taxpayer. A child is not the qualifying child of any other taxpayer if the child's parent (or any other person for whom the child is defined as a qualifying child) is not required to file an income tax return or files an income tax return only to get a refund on income tax withheld.
2. The person either (a) must be related to you or (b) must live with you all year as a member of your household.
3. The person's gross income for the year must be less than $4,200 (social security does not count) in 2019
4. You must provide more than half of the person's total support for the year.
5. The person must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S., Canada, or Mexico resident for some part of the year.
6. The person must not file a joint return with their spouse.