I am 23,recently married and have a daughter but my husband can't file income tax at all.Can I file seperate from him if I can file at all and if not is there anyway that my parents can claim me and my daughter even though we don't live with them?We are going through a dificult situation right now and they have helped buy alot of things for me and my daughter and on many occasions helped with bills.
2007-01-07 12:51:57 · 6 answers · asked by southern_soulful_sweetie 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Yikes! Beware bad advice above me!
Why can't your husband file income tax at all ?? That makes no sense.
Your are considered married for all of 2006.
Your parents generally cannot claim you as a dependent UNLESS:
You file a tax return only to get back 100% of what you paid in OR you AND your husband both had no taxable income.
Now, here's the deal...you can file MARRIED JOINTLY (MFJ) or MARRIED SEPARATELY (MFS). If you file MFJ and one of you had earned wages, you will be eligible for the Earned Income Credit. If you choose to file for EIC, your parents cannot claim you or the baby.
If you file MFS, you CANNOT claim EIC, and it probably wouldn't make sense to carry the baby. If your parents claim you, a dependent cannot have her own dependent! Grandmom would have to claim both of you.
You have a complex situation. You AND your parents should seek competent tax advice, not advice from the general population. You wouldn't ask the drug store front clerk for a remedy for a broken arm, would you?
The WealthBuilder
Tax Specialist
2007-01-07 13:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by WealthBuilder 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You can not be claimed as a dependent if you were married in 2006.
Your parents can't claim your daughter if she was your qualifying child. (she lived with you for at least six months, she did not provide more than half of her own support...)
You can not file a tax return if you had no earned income, but you can file jointly on your husband's return.
If you did have some self employment income or some other sort of income and you file seperately, you will not be eligible for any credits, nor any of the advantages of filing jointly.
2007-01-07 13:23:17 · answer #2 · answered by Smart1 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you didn't work in 2006 and didn't receive any taxable income such as from investments or alimony, then you do not file income tax and no tax credits are available to you.
The Earned Income Credit is for people with earned income, which is usually wages.
To answer about your parents claiming you or the daughter:
They can claim you if you lived with them 12 months, they provided over half your support, you meet the citizenship requirements, do not file with your spouse, and your spouse owes no tax for 2006.
They can claim the daughter if she lived with them for over 6 months, did not provide over half her own support, and neither you nor your spouse will claim her.
2007-01-07 13:07:51 · answer #3 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lottery winnings are suggested as different earnings on line 21 of the 1040. in case you itemize deductions, the $2,500 withheld by applying the state could be claimed on line 5 of the schedule A with different state withholding. If portion of the $2,500 become withheld for Federal taxes, that section could be dealt with the comparable as withholding from a paycheck. you ought to acquire a W-2G exhibiting the quantity you gained and all taxes withheld. observe: playing winnings which incorporates lottery winnings are dealt with as EARNED earnings by applying the IRS.
2016-12-12 06:32:13 · answer #4 · answered by jeniffer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may be able to let your parents file your daughter becos they took financially care of her for 6 months or so.
2007-01-07 12:55:51 · answer #5 · answered by lanae' 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not contact your tax consultant guy/gal? Or go on the website irs.gov.
2007-01-07 12:55:18 · answer #6 · answered by Queen D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋