i think i made an error on my taxes last year. would they have said something to me by now about it? how often to they actually "check" ur taxes?
2007-01-09 12:39:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
let me go more into detail. i ahve full custody of my son and my sons dad claimed him after i did. we both got tax refunds from it and now hes flauting around saying got away with it. he wont tell the truth and im too scared to start crap with him. wont they see that we both claimed him?
2007-01-09 12:55:29 · update #1
it may take a while, but trust me, they will find it and they will send both of you notices. not only will you owe the money back, but you will most likely have to pay penalties and interest. make sure you leave this money aside if the day ever comes. and be sure to discuss with your baby daddy who's going to claim your son this year. you will definitely raise a red flag if you file incorrectly again. perhaps you can come up with an agreement take turns claiming your son every other year.
2007-01-09 15:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by tma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both claimed the same dependent, count on it, they'll catch it. It could take awhile, even a year or two. This is one of the things that they catch for sure.
If you're the custodial parent, unless there's a written agreement that the dad can take the exemption, you're the one who gets it by IRS rules. So there's no reason for you to file an amended return - yours was OK in the first place. Eventually you'll probably both get a letter from the IRS asking what's going on. At that point, he'll have to pay back whatever he got extra for claiming the child. When you get the letter, just send it back in telling them that you're the custodial parent.
2007-01-09 13:18:43 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The IRS doesn't catch everything when they do the intial screening but they can send you a nice little letter later (could be more than a year) saying that they think you owe more taxes. I had this happen last year for a previous year but was able to provide proper documentation to make it go away (save those receipts). Anyway, for peace of mind I would also suggest that you file an ammended 1040.
2007-01-09 12:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably be better for you to file an amended return - you could have your tax preparer take a look at it now, and see if you should do that. It's been less than a year and you wouldn't have accumulated much interest at all. You wouldn't want to wait several years and then have them find the error and sock you with penalties and interest that gets bigger exponentially the longer you wait. You should go to the IRS website and look this up; they have pretty good user-friendly info on there. It's www.irs.gov.
2007-01-09 12:47:40 · answer #4 · answered by kbc10 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The IRS can't catch every mistake, but you can make an amendment to your tax return and make things right.
2007-01-09 12:45:34 · answer #5 · answered by librarianb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you both claimed the kids, the IRS will contact you. It typically only takes a few months ... so maybe he did not claim them.
2007-01-09 14:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋