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Level 3
March 21, 2023
Question

Superseded Dependent Tax Return

  • March 21, 2023
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Interesting situation - An associate accidentally did not check the box on a minor dependent tax return ($6k AGI) to be claimed on their parent's return. Both returns were electronically filed and parent's return was rejected because the child's return processed first. Things happen, it's tax season, we are all human.

Question - If we file a superseded return for the dependent, will that remove her own exemption allowing the parents to electronically file their own return? Or now no matter what will the parent's return have to be paper filed? Has anyone experienced this before?

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IRonMaN
Level 15
March 21, 2023

The IRS is going to take some time to process so you can either paper file or extend and keep testing the waters periodically to see when the return actually clears.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
March 21, 2023

Superseded are processed like an amended return, its going to be months before the system is updated for the parents to be able to claim the child...I always file the parents return first, just in case I blow it and miss that checkbox!

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dkh
Level 15
March 21, 2023

I'd like to know the answer to that too. 

I had client that filed their child's return using TT.   Didn't check the box.   I made client amend return. 

Now we wait. 

Skylane
Intuit Community Champion
March 21, 2023

It’s a lot more fun when the child files for his hundred dollar refund in February and the parents sit around a few months waiting to claim the AOTC and other credits they’re entitled to. 

I try to warn the parents of high school seniors, but it doesn’t always work.

 

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Level 8
March 22, 2023

You need to supersede the dependent return but you will still have to USPS the parents return that includes the dependent.

Level 3
March 22, 2023

Thank you all for your responses. So for clarification to the client, even though the superseded return was electronically filed (and accepted), it is processed with the massive stack of amended returns the IRS is currently sitting on, correct?

Much appreciated!

IRonMaN
Level 15
March 22, 2023

Correct

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