Tax Returns for Single Mother?

Question

I am a single mother, held a job all year round last yea(same job). Made 9.00 hrly paid about 4,000 in childcare. I didnt get childsupport or any other addtl income last year. About how much should my tax return average because my father usually does them and I think I could be getting more money by gioing to like HR Block or something. I am 22 with one child.

Answer 1

yeah, they are right, not enough info... but H&R Block will get you all that they can.

file soon, before he does and trys to claim the child (some do, even though they dont pay more then 50% of all childs expenses). i realize he is supposed to help pay for daycare, and you are going to have to turn some heat on the case if he's not.

the childs needs comes before ANY of us.

some links to help a single mommy; one is a CS calculator; just click on your state and fill it in. several are to help answer any other questions you may have (child support, visitation, custody, etc). just click on your state and find the section you need. the last few are to help.

1) if your caseworker or cs office isnt on the ball, contact your Regional Federal CS Office (the director, in writing).
2) the redcross sometimes has cheap cars for single parents.
3) the salvation army helps with just about everything.
4) contact your states board of public utilities. ask what programs they have to help single parents; heat, gas, electric and sometime the phone bills are cut or covered.
5) post his deadbeat face on a deadbeat site online.

http://www.wantedposters.com/deadbeats_usa_a_to_f.htm
http://www.deadbeatjustice.com/list.htm

http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/
http://www.divorcelawinfo.com/calculators.htm
http://www.helpyourselfdivorce.com/child-support-calculators.html
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html

http://www.supportkids.com/

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/collectchildsupport

http://www.singlemoms.org/info/main.htm
http://www.singlemotherresources.com/
http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/njcomputerchick
http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org/chapterfind.asp
http://www.mowaa.org/
http://modestneeds.org/
http://freecycle.org/
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf
http://www.redcross.org/where/chapts.asp

Answer 2

Actually, this is not enough information. If you have the actual numbers, there are a few tax preparers and accountants that frequently answer questions on this site that can give you a pretty good idea or close to exact answer to what you can expect back.

You do get credit for childcare if you have the EIN or SSN of the daycare provider.

You can file head of household if you live on your own and no one else in your home files that way.

You can get Earned Income Credit if your income was at least $12,000.

Since all you have is simple deductions, you could benefit if your dad uses TurboTax or some other software since he can review the actual forms and make sure that they match up with what he knows you should get credit for.

Answer 3

that is somewhat down on your total income. And on your case, the EIC will be a serious component of your refund. (And in case your income became an same very last 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, it probalby might want to have paid more effective in case you had claimed your daughter, by technique of ways.) when you're married you likely will be very close to the better type of the EIC on a joint go back and could no longer going get a lot in any respect. such as your income submitting as Head of major different and toddlers you'll come on the fringe of maxing out the EIC price. in case you declare your daughter this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, your EIC will be about $2,747. If he claims her his will be about $966. in case you get married and record a joint retun, you receives no longer something for the EIC. This assumes for sure that you're both the mothers and fathers of your daughter. If he's not the real father then he can't declare her and legally might want to ought to record an amended go back for very last 3 hundred and sixty 5 days and pay lower back any extra that he gained.

Answer 4

Your status would not be single, It would be head of household and you would qualify to get an earned income credit. In fact you can still ammend last years return. You should also get a credit for the childcare you've paid. Definetely go to a tax professional and also see about last years ammendment(you have three years to ammend)

Answer 5

Would have to know how much total you made, and how much was withheld, to have any idea of what your refund would be.

If your dad knows what he's doing, you wouldn't do any better at H&R, and you'll pay them. Your taxes aren't very complicated.

If you want a "second opinion", find a VITA or TCE site near you - look at irs.gov for more information on these programs. Trained volunteers will do your taxes for you at no charge. Don't waste your money on a paid preparer.

Answer 6

not enough info sweetie. But your filing staus is single and you are close to itemizing your deductions (any medical bills and what not?).

Joseph, Smart and Sharon HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD DOES NOT APPLY IN THIS CASE!

I AM ONLY GOING TO EXPLAING THIS HOH CRAP ONE MORE TIME AND THATS IT!

HOH IS A VERY VERY RARE FILING USED ONLY WHEN

You may be able to file as head of household if you meet ALL the following requirements.

You are unmarried or “considered unmarried” on the last day of the year.

*******You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home for the year. THIS IS WHY IT RARE TO FILE HOH.***************

A “qualifying person” lived with you in the home for more than half the year (except for temporary absences, such as school). However, if the “qualifying person” is your dependent parent, he or she does not have to live with you. See Special rule for parent, later, under Qualifying Person. ANOTHER MANDATORY CHECK!!!!!!

To put it in terms where even a SIMPLETON like you can understand.

If there are two more more ADULT people living together NOT MARRIED! and you make more money that the other AND MEET THE SECOND QUALIFICATION ABOVE!!!!!! WHICH MEANS having the house IN YOUR NAME UTILITY/TAX BILLS IN YOUR NAME AND INSURANCE IN YOUR NAME PLUS MAKE AT LEAST 20K. PLUS YOU MAKE MORE THAN YOUR "ROOMATE" THEN AND ONLY THEN CAN YOU CONSIDER FILING HOH.

8k 10k or whatever will NOT GET YOU HOH! You make this little and file for hoh EXPECT TO BE AUDITED! YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOU MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO MATAIN A HOME (RENTALS DO NOT CUT IT BY THE WAY).

You are goign to sit there and tell me this little lady makes 9.00 an hour which is approx $300 (more or less we'll just round it on a 40 hour work week) after taxes taken out and assuming 40 hours work week is somewhere in the neighborhood of 15,600 for the year. Now take out 4k for the kid and you have 11,600 or so left and you are going to tell me she can pay her mortgage, utilties bills, tax bills insurances and whatever expenses and STILL LIVE ON THIS COMFORTABLY????

This end the HOH CRAP ONCE AND FOR ALL!

Oh by the way just how rare is it???? try 1 out out of 500,000!

Answer 7

We can't tell you this without knowing all the numbers.

You sound like you're eligible to get the following:

child tax credit
additional child tax credit
earned income credit
child and dependant care credit

Make sure they're all listed.

(To get that last one, though, you have to have a statement from your day care with their business number and address.)

The first answer you got tells you to file single. This is not right. You can (and should) file "head of household".

Answer 8

You will most likely qualify for the EIC. You will also get the child tax credit and the child care credit. Unless your father is not filing for these for you, as long as he is preparing the return correctly, you're not going to see a difference paying someone to do them for you.

Answer 9

you'd end up spending bout $100 for HR to do them. Why don't you download a free program like taxact & do them yourself. I have used it to do my & mothers taxes & have also calculated the taxes by hand to make sure it was right. It's a good program & works fine if all you have is simple deductions.

Answer 10

That depends entirely on how much you made, how much you have paid in all year, what other deductible expenses you have, etc. There's no way for us to estimate this.