I think he is going to try it again this year. Do I contact the IRS??? I can't afford to go back into court. Please advise. Than you.
2007-01-10 14:56:25 · 20 answers · asked by distressed 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You can do it with out going to court by also claimimg the children. What will happen is that the IRS will send letter to the both of you and then the one who has legal right to claim the children will have to show proof and the one who isn't will have to pay it back. If you file electronically and are rejected then file it on paper and send it in. You will receive your income taxes, but it will take it a little longer.
2007-01-10 15:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by juicie813 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have full custody.So you have the right to claim them on your taxes.....If he claims them and you also claim them,not knowing he claimed them,,he will be in lots of trouble with the IRS...Did you tell him it was OK to claim them last year? Or did he do this without an agreement from you? I would go ahead and claim the kids...let him suffer the consequences when the IRS finds out he claimed them also.....Even if he does pay childsupport......If your kids live with you full time you can claim them. I know..I;ve been there done that before.Unless you have a court order that states he is to claim the kids then you need to go back to court to have it changed...Most cases the courts lets one parent claim one child.and the other parent claim the other..or both parents claim them every other year.But that has to be agreed by both parties.
2007-01-10 23:05:28 · answer #2 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's not much you can do. But to protect yourself what you need to do is contact the IRS and tell them exactly what is going on. Make sure you take down the full name and potition title of the person you are reporting it to as well as their work location. That way if it ever does come around to an audit you have proof that you have attempted to bring this to their attention.
2007-01-10 23:00:42 · answer #3 · answered by tonitunes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The custodial parent has the tax deduction for the children. The parent paying child support can NOT claim the children nor the support. You don't need to do anything, you have the right to claim them on your taxes. Go ahead and claim them. If he claims them the irs will catch it. you have the right and the paperwork to show that you are the custodial parent, and its legal for you to claim them on your tax return...
2007-01-11 07:43:48 · answer #4 · answered by deerlady2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes contact the IRS especially since you're footing the bill having the children full time. You might also seek free legal help from your state's Attorney General's office. They will be able to guide you to where you need to go.
2007-01-10 23:00:39 · answer #5 · answered by tx_earthangel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He cannot claim the children at all unless they live with him atleast 6 months out of the year. It is called fraud. You should contact the IRS, he is breaking the law.
2007-01-11 00:21:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kim B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can report him on the IRS.gov website. They are encouraging people to report offenders and if they recover a good amount of money then sometimes there is a reward. But here I think it would just be justice in the form of back taxes.
BTW: he can't claim the kids unless they are under his roof.
2007-01-10 23:00:19 · answer #7 · answered by Sara 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
is it stated in the divorce decree that you claim them on your taxes???? It is in mine- that we take turns- so if you want you can report him- or wait until you here from the irs- they contacted me- it happened once- I got a notice saying this ss number had already been claimed- D
2007-01-10 23:02:12 · answer #8 · answered by Debby B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's tax fraud and the State (if I remember my US laws correctly) will prosecute it for you. You might be asked to testify or make a statement, but the IRS will handle it for you...after all, it's their money he's stealing, they'll be glad to claim it back ;)
2007-01-10 22:59:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Claim them anyway. He is the one that is going to have to prove that they live with him... He will be the one screwed when they catch up with him. I would call the IRS and ask them what to do in that situation. maybe they will have to conveniently pull his file...lol
2007-01-11 00:07:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋