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have been told by the cpa doing my taxes...as a divorced couple..that my ex-husband can claim child for the dependent for EIC but that I can claim the same child as a dependent. Is this a true statement?

2007-02-02 02:36:48 · 7 answers · asked by coursontyna 1 in Business & Finance Taxes United States

7 answers

I don't think so, Only 1 of you can claim your child.

2007-02-02 02:40:12 · answer #1 · answered by TD R 5 · 0 0

Is your child the qualifying child of another taxpayer?
For tax years 2002 and later, if two or more persons have the same qualifying child, they can choose which one will claim the credit using that child. If more than one actually claims the credit using the same qualifying child, only one will be entitled to claim the credit using that child, as follows:

The parents, if they file a joint return,
The parent, if only one of the persons is the child's parent,
The parent with whom the child lived the longest during the tax year, if two of the persons are parents of the child,
The parent with the highest AGI if the child lived with each parent for the same amount of time during the tax year, or
The person with the highest AGI, if none of the persons is the child's parent.
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc601.html

2007-02-02 02:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

the noncustodial parent can claim an exemption and the child tax credit. however, the noncustodial parent cannot claim the child as a qualifying child for head of household filing status, the credit for child and dependent care expenses, the exclusion for dependent care benefits, and the earned income credit. only the custodial parent can claim the child as a qualifying child for these four tax benefits.

see page 13
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

2007-02-02 02:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by tma 6 · 0 0

you may no longer declare a newborn for the time-honored deduction. you may no longer accomplish that if your ex claims EIC and you may no longer if your ex does not declare EIC. you may declare in basic terms your self and your modern-day substantial different (if married submitting together) for the time-honored deduction. you in all risk propose the exemption, no longer the time-honored deduction. often speaking, the answer to which is additionally no, yet there is one exception: If (a million) the regulations for babies of divorced or separate father and mom enable you to declare the exemption, and limit him from claiming the exemption (2) without those regulations, he might desire to declare the babies and you may desire to no longer, then you definately can declare the exemption and he can declare the EIC.

2016-12-16 19:30:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

1 child can be claimed as a qualifying child by one paent and a dependent by the other. You need to look up form 8901 to claim as a qualifying child. Go to irs.gov.

2007-02-02 02:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by chvyno1 2 · 0 1

Only one person can claim child. EIC is a program to help low-income parents. Do you qualify? Go to irs.gov to find out..........

2007-02-02 02:47:23 · answer #6 · answered by bingobum 3 · 0 1

If the child lives with your ex, and he has released the exemption to you, then yes.

2007-02-02 13:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by Judy 7 · 0 1

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