Making Taxes Less Taxing!

Year after year, I have a dependent that gets claimed by another person.  As a result, I have to either mail my return in or file an amended return at a later date.   What can I do about this? 

Unfortunately, as of this writing, the only sure fire way to counter this is to beat the other person to the punch by being the first to file your return as quickly as you can.   It helps if you can secure your W-2 form from your employer before the 17^th of January. 

For the most part, individuals that claim dependents that they are not authorized to claim know when the first day of filing commences and tend to file before the end of the month.  They know that the other individual will still be waiting on their W-2 form and will not be able to file right away, giving them an advantage to file and claim the dependent before the other person knows what has happened.