I am not moving out but for the last year she has not paid any of my bills and she moved out of the house and left me here about 9 months ago. she wants to claim me on her taxes so she can get more money back but im unsure because last year she did and I diddnt see a cent of the money she said I was going to get. She hasnt paid any of my bills or helped me out at all for over a year and Im wondering if she does will I get less money back and does it make a difference on the ammount of my return... and how do I prevent her from claiming me this year witout my permission? Im 23 now so I think that if she wants me to be on my own it should be totally on my own without her claiming me. I am putting myself through college and pay for my own loans also. She has her own totally seperate life.
2007-09-22 08:39:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
correction for the first sentence.... I am NOW moving out ........ not not moving out.
2007-09-22 08:40:26 · update #1
a few more things... she moved out and I and a roommate paid rent. she diddnt pay her half at all for over a year and now she owes the landlord over 8 grand for her half and we are being evicted leading to my having to move...
2007-09-22 08:43:17 · update #2
just tell her that your claiming yourself. and keep your records of your bills. then even if she claims you the IRS will eventually catch it and when they come to you and you can prove you supported yourself, then your mother will be in a lot of dodo.
2007-09-22 08:48:16 · answer #1 · answered by george 2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, your mother is not able to claim you for a dependency exemption. After the age of 18 years old, you have to be in college full-time and she has to be supporting you.
Your mother will not pass the support test because she did not provide a home for you and did not pay over 50% of your total support.
I would suggest calling 1-800-829-1040, this is the phone number to the IRS. You are asking a question about your personal Federal Tax Return, and it has to do with dependency exemption. The State has a different phone number and your mother is not able to claim you as a dependent on her state return.
Wishing you the Best of Luck and stay in college and keep to your goals.
2007-09-23 11:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by dd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can PROVE that you provided more than half your support, she isn't entitled to claim you even though you are still in school. What is the value of the housing she is furnishing you? When you figure your "support" you can't include tuition to college, etc. Support is housing, food, utilities, etc.........the things everyone needs to live.
Once you reach age 24 before 12/31, she can't claim you any longer no matter what she "wants" to do.
IF you provide more than half your support, and you can prove that, then you need to file your income taxes first and claim yourself. The IRS will then deny her claim and she may ask them to challenge you to prove you pay more than 50% of your own support. OR, even if she has already filed, you can claim yourself and the IRS will deny your claim and you can challenge her.
Either way, it'll be a fight. Might be better, since this is the last year, to just let her claim you. Especially since you are technically living in a home provided by her.
2007-09-22 09:02:20 · answer #3 · answered by Let me steer you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you provided over half of your support for the year, then she can't claim you no matter how old you are - the value of housing is included in support, but from your question, doesn't soiund like she's been providing that.
Go ahead and claim yourself, and tell her that you are going to. If she claims you anyway, the IRS will contact both of you to see who has the right to claim you, and her claim will be disallowed and if she's gotten any tax savings from claiming you, she'll have to pay it back.
2007-09-22 09:15:04 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
From the info you gave, she does not have the right to claim you as a dependant. Go ahead and claim yourself, and tell her that you are. Even if you do not claim your own exemption, which would be really dumb, she cannot claim yours. If she does the IRS will come after her.
2007-09-22 13:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk to an attourny. She has no right to claim you and actually it looks like you should claim her! It does make a difference but I am not sure how much. Or you could call a tax specialist who would prob. have more answers. I am not sure how to prevent her from claiming you but I know that she has no right.
2007-09-22 08:50:13 · answer #6 · answered by identicalsnowflake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
file your claim before she does and yours will be the one they will honor. They will audit your mother if she files a false return
2007-09-22 08:49:10 · answer #7 · answered by Bill P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋