Notice code 197 (Default) — We changed the amount of your combined standard deduction and personal exemption amount claimed on y…

We changed the amount of your combined standard deduction and personal exemption amount claimed on your Form 1040EZtaxtax return. Because you indicated you were claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return. Your combined standard deduction and personal /exemption is limited because you did not compute the limitation correctly. When when you can be claimed as a dependent on another person…

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We changed the amount of your combined standard deduction and personal exemption amount claimed on your Form 1040EZtaxtax return. Because you indicated you were claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return. Your combined standard deduction and personal /exemption is limited because you did not compute the limitation correctly. When when you can be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return.