Stolen Dependent Identity

[Steph44]

Someone has either stolen my son’s social security number or someone accidentally entered the wrong number and now I can’t efile my return. It’s been rejected by the IRS. It’s my understanding that I have to mail in a paper return now. Has anyone else had this experience? If so, how long did it take you to get it straightened out?

[Steph44]

Thanks for the replies and sorry to hear of y’all’s troubles. My teenage son wasn’t filed as a dependent. The IRS said they filed a full fraudulent return using his name and SSN with a fake W2. We had to file a report with them, the FTC and the police department and lock his SSN. I am filing by paper and praying it doesn’t take longer than a few months for them to process as we really need the money too. I will still also have to provide documentation that he is my dependent.

[Jason]

Mail it asap, my ex constantly tries to steal my kids tax credit. She’s a welfare bum. No income uses her husband’s return to try a claim and I have to file paper returns all the time. She commits a felony every time and the IRS does squat. Just show proof the dependent is yours to claim and you’re good and they process.

[S]

Sorry to hear that. My situation is different from yours but years ago, I forgot to enter important info on my return and it got rejected. I had to mail it and it took about 2 weeks after they received it before I got my refund. It totally sucks to mail it. I even got a tax advocate because I really needed the money at the time.

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