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Yes that is a possibility, Unless you meet all the qualifications to claim them
Tests To Be a Qualifying Child Tests

The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.

The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student, or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.

The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. and you provided MORE than 50% of their support for the year

The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.

If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.

2007-02-09 04:04:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

If you are saying that a parent gave you the kids' info so you could claim their kids even though you weren't entitled to, and they knew you were going to do that, yes, it's tax fraud, and jail time would be possible, for both the person who knowingly claimed them illegally, and the parent who knowingly let them do it.

The more likely result though is that both would pay financial penalties.

This year the IRS seems to be examining returns with the EIC more closely, looking for people taking it illegally, so your likelihood of getting caught has probably increased. It's never a good idea to participate in tax fraud, but is probably an even worse idea now that EIC is in the spotlight.

2007-02-09 12:31:23 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1 1

thats fraud..

2007-02-09 14:22:15 · answer #3 · answered by stuart 3 · 1 0

WTF?

2007-02-09 12:00:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

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