I am going through divorce and my baby is in China. baby was not in US the whole tax year. Should i add baby (who is US citizen) in Tax returns and claim credit or not while filing as single (separated from husband)
anyone please suggest.
2007-03-07 04:39:31 · 6 answers · asked by smile 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
I mean I am the mother but baby was not whole year in US. But I did pay baby expense in China. so do I add baby as dependent?
2007-03-07 04:51:49 · update #1
www.irs.gov, individual, what is a dependent?
good luck & blessing
2007-03-07 04:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by Wood Smoke ~ Free2Bme! 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Who is the baby living with? If the baby has not lived with you or the other parent for at least six months of 2006 (or since birth if born after June 30, 2006), then the child cannot be your dependent.
Did you live apart from your spouse during the last six months of the year, and did the child live with you for more than six months (not necessarily the last six months of the year)? If this is the case, then you can file as Head of Household, claim the child, and get all the credits.
If not, your filing status must be Married Filing Separately. In this case, you can claim the child only if all of the following are true:
1) The child lived with either you and the other parent for more than six months
2) You and the other parent supported the child
3) The other parent lives with the child
4) The other parent waives the exemption to you (Form 8332).
If you file MFS and can claim your child as a dependent, you can get the dependency exemption and the Child Tax Credit, but no other credits.
2007-03-07 05:48:55 · answer #2 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you were not legally separated under a divorce or maintenance degree as of 12/31/06, then you are still considered married for tax purposes. You would file either "married filing jointly" or "married filing separate." You can NOT file as "single."
If the baby did not live with you for at least 6 months during 2006 then you cannot claim the baby as a dependent.
2007-03-07 05:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by tma 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am assuming from your question that you are in the US, and my answer is based on that.
You can only claim a person as a qualifying child if they lived with you for at least half of the year. So you wouldn't be able to claim the baby as a qualifying child, or take the child tax credit for him/her, or file as head of household based on the baby.
You might be able to claim the baby as a dependent as a qualifying relative, as long as you paid over half of the baby's support, but you would not be able to take the child tax credit.
Since you were still married as of the end of the tax year, even though you were separated, you can't file as single - you'll file as married filing separately.
2007-03-07 05:13:48 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The AGI is a variety from the 2006 tax return which you filed on line a 365 days in the past. It does no longer comprise the W-2, the examine, or the rest. you could have stored a duplicate of what you filed final 365 days. try getting into the quantity of "a million. Wages, suggestions, different, comp" on your 2006 W-2 (no longer your present day one). that ought to artwork. If no longer, you won't have the potential to document on line, and could could document a paper return.
2016-11-23 13:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by villalobas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you paid support for this baby's living expenses all year, or has the mother (someone else) done that? Truly, who is paying for the child's welfare at this time? If the baby's mother/family is doing this, you cannot do it, of course.
2007-03-07 04:46:27 · answer #6 · answered by laurel g 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋