help on income tax?

Question

is there any way to get a new social securtiy number or block someone from claiming you, i have lived on my own for two years now and my mom claimed me last year and i ended up having to pay in! any advise on what to do??? i already know she is going to try to claim me again, and its not fair because she tells them i live with her and she pays for everything and its not true!!! i live on my own and i work and pay for EVERYTHING MYSELF! HELP! please and thank you in advance!!!

i claimed myself as a dependant last year, and she claimed me as dependent too or something like that, and since she claimed me first i got in trouble by the freakin irs, and then they told me the only thing i could do was to file charges and i still would not get the money back because they would just tell her to pay me back and she had all the money long gone spent!

and believe me i have proof i live on my own (BILLLLLLS)

i am 20, i filed at h & r block and so did my mom, the people at the h & r block said the irs would ??? it and come after me not my mom because she filed first and already had the money before i filed

i live in a completely different town than my mother and my name is on my lease and all of my bills!!! i was a full time student in 2006, i will be going back to school in November!

also i have not lived with my mother since i was like 6 - 7!!!

Answer 1

Just to set the record strait. What you are talking about happens all the time, usually between ex’s but sometimes between parents and children. Here is what happens if 2 taxpayers claim the same SSN on their returns. The IRS sends each person a letter that basically says; someone claimed you as a dependant on their tax return, if this is not correct do nothing. If this is correct please amend your return. If neither party amends their return, both returns go into exam, where the IRS determines who gets the deduction. If one of the people amends the return, then IRS assumes everything is correct, especially when dependants claim themselves.
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See pub 501, table 5 on p 10; if what you say is true your mom can’t claim you because you didn’t live with her more than half the year and you provided more than half of your own support. As Judy pointed out; even if you lived with her, if you are 19 or older and made $3,400 she still can’t claim you.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf

Here is what you should do, if your mom can’t claim you file an amended return claiming yourself. Let both returns go to exam; there is nothing to fear if you are right and can prove you supported yourself. When you let someone get by with cheating, it causes everyone to have to pay more in taxes. If it is decided in your favor your mother will have to pay back any tax advantage she received plus penalty and interest.

If you don’t know how to do this, go see H&R Block, they prepared your return they should make sure you file an accurate return with every advantage you are entitled to. The real problem with companies like block is even though you pay the price for a CPA or Enrolled Agent, you don’t always get the quality of a CPA or Enrolled Agent. There is no correlation between the price you pay and the quality you receive. Get yourself someone you can trust to do your taxes who will explain and help you with any notice you recieve.

Answer 2

I conclude from your information that you were a full-time student in 2006. Your mother has claimed that you did not provide over half of your own support. If she can support this claim, even though you earn money and pay your bills, she can still claim you until you turn 24.

However, if you provide over half of your own support in 2007, then you are not a dependent. File your return as soon as possible in 2008. If your mother still claims you and manages to get her return filed earlier, your return will be rejected. Therefore you need to file that exact same return by mail, with a cover letter. The letter should say "This return was rejected because another person claimed me. But I am not a dependent."

If you also were not a dependent in 2007, I would need to know more about how the return was handled to know if there is anything that can be done. What probably happened is that your return was rejected, and then you, under duress, filed without claiming yourself.

If this is what happened, and you want your refund, file an amended return claiming yourself. This return will be mailed in, and the IRS will sort it out. You will not have to collect money from your mother, or even contact her.

Answer 3

I don't know who you talked to at the IRS who told you what you said in your additional information. That's not even close to correct. If you and she both claimed you, and she wasn't eligible to claim you, then they would disallow her claim and she'd have to pay the IRS back for whatever she got from claiming you, and you'd get your money. Did you show them proof that you didn't live with her and that you were supporting yourself? Like items with your own address on them (drivers license, mail sent to you like bills), and cancelled checks for the bills you paid? Depending on how old you are, which you don't mention, they might just be assuming that she's telling them the truth that you live with her unless you prove otherwise.



If you are 19 or over by the end of the year, and not a full-time student, then she can't claim you even if you did live with her if your gross income is over $3400 for the year.

Answer 4

sorry to hear of your tax problems. when i separated, later divorced, my ever-lovin', i was contacted by the IRS for delinquent taxes i never knew. with the divorce, i was absolved for after taxes but before? i did what i'd suggest you do - find a good tax attorney and go from there. she's doing was constitutes an illegal act to save $$$ but you're paying out what she saves. i'm certainly not an expert and because when it comes to govt, taxes, etc., i know my limitations. no. you don't need a new SS number. you need to get tax help and quick. p.s. , it might've cost me a few bucks but i ended up ending the IRS crap, my ex got a pro-rated bill and i got a nice refund (and believe it or not an apology from the IRS). it became a win-win thing. also, my friend, there's no real price tag on peace of mind, agree? good luck!

Answer 5

Just claim yourself and she'll have to explain why she claimed you. Just be sure you have the proof that you don't live with her.