b/c he owes the irs 800 bucks...i claim her on my checks meaning as a dependent and i made a little more this year will this affect me if he claims her like i wont receive a refund check??? also, on his checks they take a lot of money b.c of his taxes and mine they dont take out that much???
2007-12-03 06:28:43 · 5 answers · asked by k 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Before you finish filing, fill out the forms a few different ways...One with you claiming her, one with him claiming her, and another with the two of you filing jointly, both claiming her.
Take the refund that offers your household the best financial result.
2007-12-03 06:37:34 · answer #1 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First are you living together?
If yes, be advised that Head of Household is not a valid filing status for you. Filing as HOH requires that you *not* share your home from 7/1 to 12/31 with your spouse. Your only valid statuses if you live together are married filing jointly or married filing separately. And if if both of you try to claim your daughter, the IRS tiebreaker will award her to the spouse with the highest AGI.
If you are not living together and you are the custodial parent, then you could file HOH and can choose to let him have no tax benefit or you keep HOH, child care and EIC and he would get the exemption and the child tax credit. If you choose to do this, you would give him a signed form 8332.
2007-12-03 07:06:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is file jointly, this will give you a better tax cut.
If he already owes the IRS, they can take any refund coming to you since you married!
2007-12-03 06:46:20 · answer #3 · answered by Lady Rhianna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would say not to allow him to claim the child because, the irs will take what he owes from his income tax, and if he doesnt have much to cover it, they can/will garnish his wages, plus they can add on interest as well. is that 800 with interest? so, you claim the child, and get your money, while he suffers for paying the irs..your income tax money should be spent on the child, not his irs fees.
2007-12-03 06:37:19 · answer #4 · answered by datchik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you still married? If so, why don't you file a joint return?
If you aren't together any more, yes if you let him claim her you will lose some, if not all, of your refund.
2007-12-03 07:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋