without the social security card to claim someone without that person knowing it or ever finding out. they claim them last year so there number should be on there last claim is this possible or do they have to ask permission and card?
2007-02-23 09:23:43 · 8 answers · asked by myangel228 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
am asking because my x-husband claim his son, but we don't live togeather, or even live in the same state and i don't know if he has been claiming my son, he is always late on his child support so he don't provide for his kids and i hate to know that he can claim him without my permission, that's why am asking,
2007-02-23 09:40:55 · update #1
If you were in fact entitled to claim your child. file a paper return
When 2 people claim the same child on a tax return, It raises a flag with the IRS. They will first send a letter advising that the same SSN was used twice and advise that the person who was not entitled to claim the child needs to file an amended return. Then if no one corrects the return the IRS will request from both parties to submit proof of entitlement to claim the child. The IRS will then make a detemination on who is entitled to claim the child and it the person who is seen as the one NOT allowed to claim the child will owe back any refund they received in reference to the child along with penalties and interest and their Tax return will be flagged for review for up to the next 10 years
For more clarification call the Internal Revenue Service at
1-800-829-1040
2007-02-23 11:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-24 03:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible to claim someone if you know their ss# but don't have their ss card.
If your son lives with you, your ex isn't allowed to claim him without your permission unless it's in legal papers like the divorce decree that he can.
If both of you claim him, then the IRS would ask each of you to prove that you have the right to the exemption, and he'd end up having to pay back the extra taxes.
But if you don't file, or don't claim him, then although legally your ex isn't allowed to, it would probably slip by unnoticed since the IRS wouldn't know he doesn't have the right to claim him.
2007-02-24 13:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If someone uses another persons social security number to file taxes when they are not allowed to it is big bad medicine.
You can contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identity Theft Hotline at (877) 438-4338 if you suspect someone else is using your social security number http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=121259,00.html
2007-02-23 09:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by Wood Smoke ~ Free2Bme! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending upon your divorce decree, he may be able to claim the child regardless of whether he lives w/ the child. However, if he is NOT supposed to claim the child, you have a mess on your hands. Go to a good CPA & let them help you. It is worth a few 100 not to have the IRS on your butt. Also, if your CPA demonstrates to the IRS that you are filing properly, your ex will get their wrath (deservedly) instead of you.
2007-02-23 10:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by CIC 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
If you claim them, yet so does someone ELSE, (or they claim themself), you will all be caught and prosecuted by the US Government. And if the person you're talking about is dead, that will be on record as well.
Don't try to cheat the government---they WILL catch you!!
2007-02-23 09:34:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No! That's fraud on several levels. Don't even think about it.
2007-02-23 09:37:24 · answer #7 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well you just made it very obvious that you're american.
you have to ask for permission and it's illegal to lie on your income tax.
2007-02-23 09:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋