Can he claim my kids, too.?

Question

I asked this question earlier
My fiance and I are getting married in November, can we file a joint return?
My fiance and I are getting married in the beginning of November and I heard if we're married before December 31, then we would be considered married the whole year, Is this true?

Answer 1

I've answered ur question on the other one.....Since u will be on a Federal return together, ur info and his info are now combined to one Return, including ur children. So now both incomes are combined. If he itemize, so do u. If you do EIC...so does he. The credits are figured out by both incomes and u are now ONE!!!! So if ur separtate u have to file Married Separte...which is bad....But for him...U will be able to claim Head of Household later....which will help u out.. But again u are concidered married the either year!! Congrads!!

Answer 2

As long as you're married on or before December 31, you can file a joint return. However, the question remains: are you sure that's really in your best interests? You should probably check to see if married filing separate/head of household works better for you. In some rare cases, a joint return isn't the best possible option. A basic tax software program can help you with that. It might be a bit pricey to take it to a tax preparer, so the $40 for Turbo Tax might be a worthwhile expense for you next year.

As far as claiming your dependents, if the children can legally be claimed on either your return or his return, then they can be claimed on your joint return. The main thing you want to make sure of is that you have the legal right to claim them. The IRS hates when two people filing different returns claim the same child! ;)

Answer 3

Yes you can file joint tax return together and claim all of the kids as long as you get married this year.

However, speaking strictly from a tax standpoint, it is better to live together in a house and have kids without being married. It doesn't matter if they come from a previous marriage or not.

This way, one spouse can itemize the deductions on the house while the other spouse can claim head of household. If you can't itemize, then both spouses can claim head of household as long as they can legally claim at least one child as a dependant.

This is also helpful if one spouse or both would qualify for Earned Income Credit on their own.

Answer 4

it is a loaded question. whilst often the guy that has actual custody often has the surprising to declare the youngsters the single that makes use of extra income to assist them additionally has a surprising. I actual have a pair of strategies. If between the dad and mom has a low income that make certain can use the youngsters for earned income credit and allow the different slaim the exemptions (i comprehend it is carried out that way in maine for fedral and state tax purposes). yet another answer is to alter claiming them each and every 300 and sixty 5 days or permit one make certain declare one and the different declare the 2d. I desire you success in working this out. playstation : whomever information their return first often gets the benifit of the doubt at claiming them in case you men cant artwork issues out!

Answer 5

Yes, your tax status depends on what you are on the last day of the tax year. You both would then claim the kids as long as there is not a father out there somewhere who is given the kids exemptions as part of the divorce decree.

Answer 6

Yes, if you get married before December 31st, 11:59pm, you are married the whole year and he can claim your kids as well.

Answer 7

Yes, once you're married, your dependents are his dependents and vice versa. When you file the joint return, the IRS doesn't differentiate between yours and his, you just lump it all together.

Answer 8

Talk with a professional to make sure you do it right.

Answer 9

yes it is true
and if you have kids you will be able to claim them as dependents.

Answer 10

Yep, you sure can.