My tax return was rejected by the IRS. The reson stated was that my dependent was claimed on someone elses return. No one else is eligible to claim my child, can I find out who did this? and how can I correct it?
2007-01-26 03:05:20 · 4 answers · asked by Paul M 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
File a paper return. The IRS will contact both taxpayers and ask for proof of entitlement to the exemption. They will then determine who will be allowed the exemption.
In your case, the IRS will allow you the exemption and process your return. The person who erroneously claimed the exemption will be billed for the tax due on the denied exemption.
2007-01-26 03:24:14 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can't find out WHO claimed the child, they're not allowed to divulge that info. Since this has happened, you can't efile this year with the dependent, but will have to mail in your return. Then you and the other person will both get letters asking you to prove your claim to the dependent, and the one who isn't entitled will have to pay back whatever they saved by claiming the dependent, plus interest and maybe a penalty.
Good luck.
2007-01-26 05:12:59 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you called the IRS yet? They will be very happy to explore the matter and get it straightened out. They may not tell you who did it but it is somebody who is aware of your child's Social Security Number. They will ask you for proof that you have a child with this # and then they'll go to the other person and start an audit of their return making them "prove" that the kid is theirs. It may be as simple as a messed up S.S. # or it may be fraud. Please call them, they are often very friendly even if you've screwed something up.
2007-01-26 03:22:22 · answer #3 · answered by psycho-cook 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to call the IRS and talk to them, it was probably a digit issue with the social security number. I had this happen to me when my sons father tried to claim him on his taxes. (He couldn't because he was not providing any financial help) The IRS looked into it and straightened it out pretty quickly. If you bring it up to them they will definitely get to the bottom. They don't play around with money and the other person could have done this knowing it was illegal. Good luck.
2007-01-26 03:14:58 · answer #4 · answered by gymfreak 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋