2007-02-04 09:17:05 · 16 answers · asked by ssharris_1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Did you daughter
Live with you for more than 50% of the year
Did you provide more than 50% of her support (rent,utilities,transportation,clothing,food,medical expenses etc)
More than likely not if you are paying just child support
So no you would not be able to claim her on your return.
2007-02-04 09:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
child support is not taxable, nor deductible. the child(ren) however, are. but only by the woman
if its not in your divorce papers, or a court order who can claim them the IRS goes by this;
who the child lives with for a certain amount of months per year only counts if its the woman.
if both parents claim the child(ren), the IRS will audit the man. and the woman wins.
OK, lets take a look at what you might pay...
you pay what? 4000? 6000? 9000?
ok, lets see...
rent; 100
electric 30
food 40-60
heat 30
phone/cable/playboy for new boyfriend 300
new boyfriends car 800
gold rims on new boyfriends car 800
gold teeth for new boyfriend 500
for doctors, dentists, take to school when they miss the bus, pick up when sick, pick up medicines, get food and do much more...) 20
that doesn't even include clothes, shoes, , hair cuts, trips,hoes,drugs,new boyfriends child support to his x and gas for new boyfriend
as you can see she and new boyfriend gets a free ride and there is nothing you can do about it so pay up or go to jail
2007-02-06 12:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
child support is not taxable, nor deductible. the child(ren) however, are.
if its not in your divorce papers, or a court order who can claim them the IRS goes by this;
who pays for more then 50% of the childs living expenses
who the child lives with for a certain amount of months per year.
if both parents claim the child(ren), the IRS will audit BOTH parents. and the parent with the living expenses receipts wins.
OK, lets take a look at what you might pay...
you pay what? 400? 600? 900?
ok, lets see...
rent; 1000
electric 300
food 400-600
heat 300
phone/cable 100
auto; (for doctors, dentists, take to school when they miss the bus, pick up when sick, pick up medicines, get food and do much more...) 200
that doesnt even include clothes, shoes, sneakers, school supplies, hair cuts, class trips, class pictures, over the counter medicines, perscriptions, laundry det, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, christmas, easter, tooth fairy, birthdays, etc. etc
if you are on civil terms w/the ex, see if you can share every other year of claiming the child...
-----------------------------links for you below
TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
2007-02-04 15:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by Yvette B yvetteb 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The parent who has legal custody of the child would be entitled to claim the child as a dependent on the tax return regardless of who pays for child support.
It sounds like your ex-spouse has your daughter who you then pay child support so your ex-spouse would be entitled to that dependency deduction.
Check with your divorce papers as it generally contains information on who has the right to claim the child on the tax return.
Your ex-spouse can sign a waiver to let you take your daughter as a dependent but you'll have to negotiate with her. The waiver would need to be included with your tax return.
2007-02-04 09:23:03 · answer #4 · answered by MrMojo1 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no..
child support does not qualify.
would take an order from the judge.
Irs provides a form for that..
without that form you can't claim child support...which would be in the form of claiming the child as a dependent.
2007-02-04 09:39:07 · answer #5 · answered by cork 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Only if you have written permission from the mother. Paying child support does not qualify you to claim a child as a dependent.
2007-02-04 09:19:45 · answer #6 · answered by rosey 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If you pay child support, you can deduct the amount of child support from income.
However, if the custodial parent claims her as a dependent.
2007-02-04 09:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
That depends on what you and your ex worked out in your parenting/custody agreement. If nothing was worked out, then talk to you ex about sharing the deduction -- you get it in odd-numbered years and she gets it in even-numbered years. If your ex is a total jerk (like mine), then ask the Court for mediation and/or an answer to your question.
2007-02-04 09:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by kc_warpaint 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if she lives with you over 6 months out of the year
2007-02-04 09:20:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
probably, I was divorced and the parent who pays child support gets to claim the child every other year in most states. ( as long as there are NO missed payments) even years is mother odd years is father
2007-02-04 09:19:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋