I claimed my 17 year old son on my taxes (per my divorce decree) and found out his dad did his own taxes so they wouldn't let me claim him as he claimed himself. Now I owe the IRS a ton of money instead of getting a return. My son made $6,000 this year. Is there a way to reverse this? Do I have any other options? I thought the law was that I could claim him before 18 regardless what he made. Thanks!
2007-03-17 05:06:34 · 4 answers · asked by Sha Sha 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
If your son lives with you or your ex and he meets the requirements of being a dependant, he can be claimed as a dependant on your tax return regardless of what he filed (however your son will be penalized for filing an innaccurate return). Go to WWW.IRS.GOV, they will have the requirements that must be met.
2007-03-17 06:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bean counter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he lives with you, and doesn't provide over half of his own support, then you can claim him until but not including the year he turns 19. I'm a little fuzzy from your question as to who else claimed your son, his dad or your son himself.
The law is NOT that you can claim him up to age 18 no matter how much he made.
It's possible that the $6000 he made covered more than half of his support, or possible that it didn't. There's a worksheet on page 32 of IRS publication 17 to calculate support, Use that, and if you feel that your son's income isn't providing half of his support, then talk to the IRS again about it.
2007-03-17 12:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your right, you should have been able to claim him, you can send a copy of your decree along with your paper return to the IRS. They will pull him and yours and view them, and decide who gets to claim him. What have you got to lose? As long as this is sent in before April 17th you will be fine. If you still owe, they will let you know. Good luck!!
2007-03-17 12:15:51 · answer #3 · answered by Heady S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
star this?
2007-03-17 12:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋