I recieve county aid and wasn't employed but wanted a family member to claim my 6 yr. old as a dependent but when they attempted it turns out she had already been claimed by someone else. I have no idea who it might be and want to know what is going on and what can or should I do about this. Thank YOU
2007-03-05 12:16:33 · 4 answers · asked by Linda S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You won't be able to find out, due to Disclosure Laws, the IRS can not reveal who the other party is.
You can not just allow another family member to claim your child unless they meet all of the qualifications to claim the child
See Publication 501
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#d0e3270
2007-03-05 12:23:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't find out who else claimed her. And by the way, you don't just get to allow a family member to claim your daughter - there are very specific rules they'd have to meet in order to claim her. If she didn't live with that person for at least half of the year, and she did live with you or her other parent for at least half of the year, then it would be illegal for them to try to claim her - you can't give them "permission". And if the county assistance is for you and for your daughter, that would add an additional level of illegality.
If two returns claim the same dependent, then the IRS will ask both people to prove that they are the one who can legally claim her - the other person's claim will be disallowed and they'll have to pay back the extra taxes, plus interest and possible penalties.
2007-03-05 14:06:33 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If her income is above the filing requirement volume for a depending, she's REQUIRED to document a tax go back. At her income aspect she's no longer required to document, yet when field 2 of her W-2 has an volume in it, she could document her own go back to have that refunded to her.
2016-12-05 07:15:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no idea who it might be, then it could be something illegal or identity theft. Yes, there are privacy laws, but if you know no one else is entitled to claim her, then someone is committing fraud!! I would call the IRS and explain there is no one else who could claim her.
Also, if she lived with you and you supported her, then yo can't just pick some other relative to claim her. If her grandparents supported her and she lived with them, then you can have them claim her.
For more info, go to the link I have below.
2007-03-05 12:38:13 · answer #4 · answered by LC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋