We had his kids stay with us for the summer this year and their mother payed us no support. We had them for three months and had to pay child care costs of course. I love his children dearly, but the situation put us into a serious financial mess and we are still trying to keep our head above water because we weren't financially equipped to take them on with no support. I know he can't claim them as a dependant - we didn't have them long enough, but is there some releif from paying their childcare if we have the receipts? I'll take any help I can get.
2006-12-29 04:34:16 · 11 answers · asked by krystal_leighton 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
btw - i am not looking to claim them - I just want to know if my boyfriend or I can get some releif from the daycare expenses.
2006-12-29 04:43:38 · update #1
Sorry, you must have custody for more than 6 months to take credit for daycare expenses. Your bf could discuss sharing claiming the exemptions of the children so he has some tax relief. She would have to sign form 8332, which gives him permission to claim 1 or more. He could also take it to court to get support during the summer or the right to share the personal exemption.
2006-12-29 04:47:10 · answer #1 · answered by chelle8079 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have to pay over 50% of the annual costs of support before you can claim someone as a dependent. I don't think there is any other child care credit you would qualify for under the circumstances. Does he pay child support while the children are in the mother's care? That, in addition to the summer period, might be enough to claim them as dependents.
2006-12-29 04:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by fdm215 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is your boyfriend paying child support? He should be able to claim the kids on his taxes every other year if he's paying child support. Read the divorce papers or whatever he has and see if anything about claiming the kids is in there. Custody papers may say also. If not call an attorney and see what he can do about it, usually they set it up for every other year. I'm not sure about the 3 months deal. PS he should not have had to pay support for the three months you had them, if he did, she owes it back! She should have paid you those three months!
2006-12-29 04:41:05 · answer #3 · answered by wish I were 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. If the child is not yours either through birth, adoption or marriage, then you must meet one additional requirement. Generally, if the child is yours, you only need to provide at least 50% of their support (over the course of the entire year) in order to claim them as dependents. If the child is not yours, which is the case with you, then not only must you meet the support test, but they must also live with you for the entire year.
2006-12-29 04:45:22 · answer #4 · answered by jseah114 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whoever will pay fifty one% or extra of the youngster's expenses gets the exemption. it is not appropriate what the courts state, that's the federal regulation in making the alternative of what make certain is eligible. If the father will pay over fifty one% of the youngster's expenses, this would supersede the living requirement assuming the expenses may well be shown. Kathi additionally makes an exceedingly sturdy factor, you may would desire to dedicate fraud basically to be eligible. enable me guess, interior the previous you have enable your mum and dad record the youngster as a based and had them provide you the money, it somewhat is fraud and your ex can call you out on it huge-time.
2016-10-19 03:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by mcfee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't think you can claim anything on your taxes. However, depending on what the agreement was between your bf and the mother of the kids, you may be able to take legal action against her to recoup some of the money she should have been paying.
2006-12-29 04:37:13 · answer #6 · answered by Lowa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only the custodial parent can take child care expenses, and who is the custodial parent is determined by the terms of the divorce decree.
2006-12-29 22:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by dragonwych 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry, you must be able to claim them as dependants to get the child care and child credits.
2006-12-29 04:37:02 · answer #8 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
NO sorry unless his wife will let him claim them you will not be able to get any kind of tax deduction
2006-12-29 04:36:34 · answer #9 · answered by HappyGoLucky 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No only he can claim them since you are not married.
2006-12-29 04:35:12 · answer #10 · answered by Mrs. Brown 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋