My ex won the right to claim our son as a dependent in our 2012 divorce, but I recently learned that if she doesn’t have income enough to file taxes, I can claim him. Is it just as easy as editing my FreeTaxUSA filings and mailing them in?
Great thanks!
Hello,
If you are filing with the intent to claim him and get a refund, then usually you have 3 years from the original filing deadline to either file or amend and claim a refund. So for this upcoming tax year, you can go back to the 2020 tax return and claim him and expect a refund.
Otherwise, you can amend it, but you will not got a refund for tax years 2019 and earlier.
https://www.irs.gov/filing/time-you-can-claim-a-credit-or-refund
