e-file rejection

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
February 16, 2022
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Client's return was rejected because a dependent social security was used on an earlier filed return. How should I handle this? It makes a $3000 difference in the refund! I have verified the SSN with the card and it is correct on this return.

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Best answer by Taxprohere

"and your client might be faced with not claiming that dependent and loosing the $3000.00"

not at all. If your client has the superior claim to the child, you do want to paper file. IRS will ask for evidence, ie documents establishing relationship and primary residence (like school records). Explain this process to your client and that client will have to wait a while for this to be resolved. No reason to give up a proper claim to $3K!

sjrcpa

Level 15

Ask the parents to find out if the dependent kid filed their ow return and claimed an exemption for themself.

The more I know the more I don’t know.

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CLAUDIATRACYAuthor

Level 3

dependent child is only 11

ljr

Level 9

If the child is only 11 then you might have an identity theft issue. Parents can't efile with child on the return so it would have to go paper with form 14039 identity theft affidavit. but I would confirm parents file joint not MFS and the spouse who's year it isn't didn't file knowing all the extra money for kids. Did grandma claim kid. . . . . so many scenarios.

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rcooley25

Level 7

Yourclient will have a beef with someone. If the tax return has been rejected because the social security number appears on another return that means someone (former spouse ect) has claimed that person on another return. Since you are highly unlikely to get that other person to change their return you and your client might be faced with not claiming that dependent and loosing the $3000.00

TaxprohereAnswer

Level 7

"and your client might be faced with not claiming that dependent and loosing the $3000.00"

not at all. If your client has the superior claim to the child, you do want to paper file. IRS will ask for evidence, ie documents establishing relationship and primary residence (like school records). Explain this process to your client and that client will have to wait a while for this to be resolved. No reason to give up a proper claim to $3K!

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rcooley25

Level 7

Tell that to the client when they are still waiting for their tax return a year and half later. Dont beleve me then ask the 6 million who paper filed their tax returns for 2020 and they still have not been processed yet.

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