My mother claimed me on her taxes and she was not suppose to, what do I do?

Question

Last year (2006) my friend was suppose to claim me on her taxes because she was the one taking care of me. My mother abused me my whole life and I left home to live with my father (during 2004 and the beginning of year 2005), then I left home and lived with my friend through spring and summer. August 2005- November 2005 I had to stay with my mother to make sure she wasnt abusing my sister. Thats only 2 1/2 months!!! I turned 18 (October 5 2005). So when me and my friend went to go claim taxes they said my mother claimed and she was not supposed to, because I wasnt in school and I had a job and the 2 months I stayed with her she took 40% out of each check I got BC she life aint free! This cant be right Someone PLEASE help me and tell me what to do!!!! She also knew my card number and stole $200 from me to pay a cellphone bill over the internet , now I cant open up a bank BC I have to pay the overdraft fees for Suntrust! Please tell me how do I get the tax money and what she stole!

Answer 1

Take her a** to court!!! Report her to the IRS!!! Gather as much information as you can on paper because that is what the courts look at. But definitely take that bit** to court!!!! GET YO MONEY!!!

Answer 2

It shouldn't matter if your mother claimed you as a dependent. It shouldn't affect your income taxes, especially if you filed and claimed that you weren't a dependent. The IRS has a hotline number that you can call, and they probably have it posted on their website, but you would need your mother's social security number. And it may take a while for them to audit her, if they decide to do it at all. You should be able to go to your bank (suntrust?) and tell them that your mother wasn't authorized to make a withdrawl or use your card, which was the reason for the overdraft. They can't just ignore that as long as they have a record of the transaction. The only other thing you could do is sue her in small claims court.

Answer 3

your friend can't claim you, even if she took care of you for that time, you can only claim relatives and your spouse, and as far as the 200 she stoled, I'm sure she has spent a lot more than that on you in the past. but that does not make it right, consider it a lesson learned, you say you don't have a bank account because you have to pay for overdraft fees, but you can't have overdraft fees without having a bank account? cut your losses change your card number and get the overdraft fees paid off and open a new account, and don't give the info to anyone!! find a friend and move out.

Answer 4

With the taxes, get ahold of a good tax person and they can go back and have the IRS do an audit on your mother. They will either make her repay the money and send it to you or they will take her tax refunds next year. You need to do this soon!
With the card..was it a credit card? If so, call the customer service and have them "reverse" the charges and tell them that she is not allowed to have the number..then have the number changed! Stick up for your rights...she obviously isn't interested in your well-being. You might even consider talking to an attorney about this whole situation. Even talking with the police might get you somewhere!

Answer 5

I would check with an certified public accountant. What your mother did was wrong, the way I understand it is your friend can claim you because she has the legal right to do so. If your mother or friend is audited, your friend is in the right, not your mother and all would be fine. You could file charges against your mother in your local police department (ask the police officer what charges would be appropriate) or local court (here it would small claims for amounts under $10,000). And you can do all this without an attorney. Good luck to you and God Bless.

Answer 6

ok. first off, im not sure how they knew that your mother had claimed you- the only way they could see that is if you looked up her tax return file by her social security number. so you should be able to go in and file anyways. just make sure that you can prove what you say with receipts. because this will redflag the irs and you both may get audited. however, whomever can prove they supported you will get to claim you. so you need to go ahead and file your taxes anyways as you would if you did not know that she claimed you. and put that no one else can claim you on the form. (if she lied, it will be her problem if she gets audited.)

Answer 7

Call a legal Aid Lawyer, and ask if they could help. Report her, (maybe it will help straighten her out) No matter how you look at it she will have to answer for this, when she is caught. Find out who does your Moms taxes, and tell them. I still think a Legal Aid Lawyer would help. They are there for people who can't afford a lawyer, and sometimes they charge a small fee .

Answer 8

Definitely take her to court... If she has been filed for abusing you she should be arrested. If she knows your card number and has stolen money that is rightfully yours she should be arrested. If she is using YOUR tax information when she SHOULDN'T you should get some legal action going.

Contact the police, and talk to them and see what they can do for you. Set up a court date, get a lawyer if possible for you. Get witnesses and do what you have to do.

Answer 9

Report her to the IRS immediately and if you can prove the rest, have her arrested on those charges. Whatever you do, make sure you're unafraid to follow through with it. If she has been abusing all this time, your standing up to her won't be deemed as revenge but retribution.

Answer 10

Report her to the police for the theft. Go to your bank and tell them you didn't authorize any transaction that your mother did. File your own tax so it will be corrected. finally go to social services near you, you need a social worker to help you with your case.