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Income Tax question

15 years ago

Is there any way to change a 1040EZ after you've already received the refund? We did DD's taxes before ours and I guess she claimed herself... so now we can't claim her on ours. She is 19 and in college, she got back about $200. plus her stimulus that she didn't get last year. I think we'd do better with claiming her on ours like we've always done.

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jannie
15 years ago
I think you can re-file anytime within three years. Call 1 800 829 1040 to speak with an IRS representative.
lydia1959
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Jannie. I googled some more and see that she has to file another form (1040X) by mail to make the change and then DH and I have to mail in our form since the change won't take place electronically. Ugh.
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azzalea
15 years ago
WAIT--before you do anything at all, PLEASE call your accountant and check the current laws. When they're in college, can't both the student and the parent could claim the student as a dependent on their taxes?

My dd is 27, so I'm talking about a few years ago, but I'm sure that was what our accountant did back then. I'm not a tax expert at all, just the former parent of a college student, and mind you--it's possible the law has changed over time--so you definitely want to check. But don't take a chance of shorting either yourself or her. Although, I'm sure the gov't would just love it if you gave them more money than they're entitled to--LOL!

Good luck.
sheesh
15 years ago
Don't worry, Lydia. I'm not an accountant, either, but one prepares our taxes, and you are OK. My youngest graduated last year. She filed and got refunds, and we claimed her on our 1040, as we had done for the five kids who preceded her. College students rarely earn enough money to pay taxes.

As an aside, with all the frauds going on nowadays, the IRS chased my dtr for $26.12 from taxes she prepared herself and filed while a student three years earlier! She had cashed in some bonds her grandma bought her when she was a baby to help pay for college, and she didn't figure the interest correctly. That was the only year our acc't didn't file for us. It's good to know they're diligent ar IRS, right?

Sherry

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