I am assuming you filed a paper return? If you had e-filed it would have been rejected immediately & you could make the correction to take the dependent off your return & re-filed.
Now you will need to file an amended return & that will take several months to process.
Being 63, this is now into its six month process on last two years returns. All this is holding up my starting my retirement benefit.
Never had these issues in past. Seems that paper returns are purposely being delegated to the delay heap.
If I only knew what the final govt assessmnet was, I could work the amended numbers. I have business expenses that in recent years, weren’t worth calculating and taking as matters were very negative. If I have to rework numbers, let me at least know where I stand.
Tax code has gotten so difficult they punish someone doing it wrong, expecting to force you to hire a tax preparer. The progressive plan all along.
George said they never accepted his paper returns. And so he CAN’T file an amended return.
If this is the case, why can’t he e-file an original today (not claiming the kid of course) and see if it gets accepted?