somebody claimed my son by somehow obtaining his SSN , and put him down as their dependant for the EIC $ , but i never gave anyone the permission to do that and my son only lived with me all of last year... also how did this person know i wasn't going to file my own taxes? where would they get that kind of info? and I thought to obtain personal info they have to at least know your mothers maiden name? right? I know yor proably just going to suggest the IRS but their taking their sweet time with their investigation plus i was told they won;t give up the name of the person who did this!! Is there ANYWAY to find out thru any other means?? PLEASE HELP!
2007-03-30 21:40:09 · 5 answers · asked by lala42076 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Other - Taxes
If you can afford it, get a lawyer!!
Also you want to contact the Social Security Administration, if you haven't already.
Your son will either need a new SSN or they will need to watch it for identity theft.
Sorry I wasn't more help.
Best of Luck!
2007-03-30 21:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Tizzy 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is no way to find out who did this. The IRS will not discuss another taxpayer's tax return with you, even a fraudulent one.
It's entirely possible that someone else legitimately claimed their own child on their return but messed up the SSN and got your child's instead. That does happen.
You will have to file a paper return and mail it in. The IRS will contact both taxpayers and advise them to either file an amended return or provide proof of their entitlement for the exemption and the EITC. Don't delay when you get that notice! Contact the agent listed on the letter and find out what they need to clear your claim and then get it to them quickly.
The IRS will then decide who gets the exemptions and the EITC, or they'll correct the SSNs and process the returns. If someone made a fraudulent claim they'll get a bill from the IRS and will be barred from claiming the EITC for 10 years.
BTW, you can't just OK someone else to take the exemptions and claim the EITC. The other parent, possibly, but it's not something that you can barter with the general public contrary to what some tax cheats seem to think.
2007-03-30 23:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can't find out who did it, since privacy laws forbid the IRS from giving out that kind of info. But you can let the IRS know so they can disallow it - and they will, if someone claims a dependent they aren't legally allowed to. Sounds like you've already done that, which is good. You have to realize they have a very large number of issues to deal with, especially at this time of year, so it takes time to get any given investigation done. It will probably take a few months - and you might never even know that they've disallowed the deduction for the person who claimed him, and that person has had to pay back taxes, interest and possible penalties.
By the way, you can't "give someone permission" anyway to claim your child, except for the father of the child. If you "give permission" to someone like a friend, who isn't legally allowed to claim the child, both you and they are committing tax fraud.
2007-03-31 17:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taxation department" IRS" in wash.dc.
2007-04-02 05:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by Marcel SJ Rossignol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you and your child have been a victim of indenty theft.
2007-04-02 12:13:04 · answer #5 · answered by shania3949 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋