I have a 12 year old son that I am court ordered to pay 50 additional dollars a week to his custodial parent, my ex-wife, for after school child care that she has not sent him to in over 2 years. Can I claim this on my taxes and child care expenses?
2007-04-13 16:45:12 · 4 answers · asked by david 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Child support is not deductible. Alimony is.
2007-04-13 16:49:00 · answer #1 · answered by Firespider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can only claim child care expenses for a child you can claim as a dependent - you didn't state whether that's true - also, it should be spelled out in the court order that it is for child care expenses - BTW, see if you can get the order modified to pay the child care facility directly and cut out the middleman. BTW, now that your son is 12, there is no child care, so petition the court to have it ended.
2007-04-13 23:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
No you can't, sorry. You could only claim dependent care credit if the child lived with you.
2007-04-14 01:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't claim this, most likely she already claims him, despite the situation. If you do claim it, most likely it will be red flagged at the IRS and you will have to pay a fine. That happened to my cousin. My advice is seek out an attorney.
2007-04-13 23:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by Otis B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋