im divorced and living by myself. Is there a way that I can claim Head of the Household or EIC on my tax return. I pay most of the taxes on the house where my ex-wife and daughter live. I also pay most of her medical expenses. I should get some type of break, but what.
2007-04-07 11:40:01 · 7 answers · asked by carolyn 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
If you live by yourself, you are not head of household. You have no dependent relatives living with you, and you have no qualifying child for the EIC.
If you have very low income, you may qualify for EIC without any children. Your income would have to be under $12,100 to qualify for any EIC with no children.
As for other tax breaks, if you itemize you could take the real estate taxes, assuming you own the property. You may be able to deduct the medical expenses for your daughter. See Pub 502, page 4 "Child of Divorced or Separated Parents"
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf
2007-04-07 13:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File as head of household, living by yourself - no.
EIC - if your filing status is married filing separately, no. If you're filing a joint return, then you can if you meet the requirements to get EIC. If you're not divorced yet as of 12/31/06, those are the only two filing statuses you can choose from. If you were divorced on or before 12/31/06, then you'd be filing as single, and could get EIC if your income is low enough.
2007-04-09 20:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only claim head of household if you personally house and take care a dependant more than 50%.Depending on your age and income even if you are single you might be able to receive ec.
2007-04-07 11:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by cheri t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The IRS can do several things,starting with filing corrected returns by your mom and brother,repayment of refunds. LegaL action could be filing fraudulent returns,falsifying legal documents,tax fraud. Could result in hefty fines and penalties and/ or prison time. An audit of past tax returns at least up to the last 7 years.
2016-05-19 21:27:36 · answer #4 · answered by kassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry, you can't do either. To file as HoH you must provide a home for a dependent who lives with you and pay more than half the cost of maintaining the home. To claim the EITC you must have a dependent child whom you can claim as a dependent.
2007-04-07 12:26:05 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your daughter's age and where she lives. The IRS has very clear specifics as to who can file head of household. go to www.irs.gov and search 'head of household" and see if you apply.
2007-04-07 11:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have to be able to claim dependents to qualify. There are also income limits.
2007-04-07 11:49:01 · answer #7 · answered by MajorTom © 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋