My parents wrongfully claimed as their dependent in 2011?

Question

In 2011 my parents claimed me as there dependent and I have recentially discovered that I shouldn't have been. Do I file an ammendment on my taxes or do my parents need to do there's first? Will mine be rejected if I file first?

Answer 1

It will go smoother if your parents file their amendment first to remove you as a dependent. Give it about twelve weeks for their amended return to process. Then file your amended return to claim your own exemption.



Edit to add: If you amend first, the IRS will open an investigation. They will ask both you and your parents for additional information and then make a determination about who can rightly claim your exemption. They probably won't audit your full return, just the exemption claim.

Answer 2

You are over age 23, so the only way your parents could claim you in 2011 is for you to have income subject to tax of less than $3,700 and for your parents to provide over half of your support. If both of these conditions hold, your parents can claim you even if you did not live with them.



So, if you had income subject to tax (such as wages) of $3,700 or more, you cannot be claimed as a dependent. You can amend your return and claim yourself. The IRS will not reject your return, but they may write to you for more information.



If your income is documented by a W-2 and is more than the threshold of $3,700, the IRS will have no problem accepting your amendment.

Answer 3

When you file your amended return that will trigger an automatic investigation by the IRS. You and your parents will both be contacted and advised of the duplicate claim and will be asked to review your claims and either file an amended return dropping the claim or to provide evidence of your claims.



FYI, lacking clear and convincing evidence on your part the IRS will often side with the parent unless it's obvious on the face that they never should have claimed you.

Answer 4

If you live by yourself in 2011, paid more than 50% of your expenses and you earned income you should file tax return claiming your income and yourself.

Such case need to be taken care of by family members. Discuss the issue with your parents first.

First: if you live with your family in 2011 and they pay at least your health insurance and or more than 50% of your expenses and you were below 18, they do have right to claim you.



Second: If you make less than 6 thousand ayear and your age less than 25, you will not get any

credit except your federal withholding.

If your parents paid for school, they can claim you for education credit.

Remember, when your parents claim you as their dependent, you must file a single person but to state that someone else did claim you. Check box 6 of your 1040.

You only claim your wages, but can not claim your credit.

To see the different between your case being claimed by your parents or not:

Make one return claiming your self and all income etc..

Make another return, excluding your exemption but including the entire income,

Now, compare any loss you may encounter if your parents claim you....

show your parents the loss and ask them to help you out..

If you feel your income too high and your family should not claim you, and if your family did not amend their return first, simply write letter to IRS along with the 1040X amendment and

send it to the IRS, which should include: Proof of residency (rental agreement), health services paid by you and showing your address differ from your parents, school address showing different address than your parents.

It will take around 16 weeks to process the amendment . If the IRS approved your amendment, they will ask your parents to revise their return or the IRS simply adjust your parents return based on your information.

Answer 5

2011? if they were not eligible to claim you as a dependent they amend their return

you will have to file a 2011 manually so it won't matter initially until the duplicate SSN is discovered