2007-12-06 01:09:27 · 7 answers · asked by Bria W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
Go to your nearest IRS Office and provide them with your and your child's name and social security numbers and possibly your child's birth certificate. Bring two forms of ID. The representative can pull up the social security numbers and see who filed for them.Visit naturescorner.com, my website.
2007-12-06 01:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by Clyde N 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
There is no way to find out in advance. If someone else files a return using your child's name and SSN the IRS will contact you both and ask you to either file an amended return without the exemption claim or to provide proof of your claim. They will not tell you who the other person was that claimed your children, though.
2007-12-06 09:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you claim the child also, then you will be notified that more than one person has claimed the child, and one of you has to amend your return to drop the claim - if nobody does then the IRS will decide who has the right to claim the dependent.
The second person to make the claim won't be able to efile, and will have to mail in their return on paper.
The IRS won't tell you who the other person is though, and if you don't file a return you won't know about the other person claiming the child.
2007-12-06 09:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no easy way to know until somebody files a return, claiming your child as a dependent.
Claiming someone other than your own for tax purposes is a form of identity theft. I can think of more than a few grandmothers who got stuck raising their children's children, only to wind up in hot water for claiming their grandchildren as dependents.
You don't say what your situation is, but contact the IRS if you have suspicions, and your state's attorney's office as well.
Good luck!
2007-12-06 09:25:27 · answer #4 · answered by Sim - plicimus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When two taxpayers claim the same dependent both taxpayers get a letter from the IRS notifying them of this and asking them to make sure that they are the one who is supposed to claim the dependent. If you are the one who is supposed to claim the dependent then you should take no action, if you weren't supposed to claim them then amend your return. If neither taxpayer amends their return then both returns go into exam where you will have to prove you are the one who is supposed to claim the dependent. The one who is wrong gets to pay back the refund with penalty and interest.
2007-12-06 09:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Charlie & Angie G 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
u need to contact the irs. when u file, report that someone used your kid. that happened to my friend. someone used 2 of her kids. she was still able to file and get her money and she said someone has her childs info and it was flagged. we know the girl who did it and now she cant file for the next 7 - 10 yrs.
2007-12-06 09:17:05 · answer #6 · answered by youngthani 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well if someone else was claiming them you wouldn't be able to it would come back saying that there social secerity number has already been used.
2007-12-06 09:14:03 · answer #7 · answered by bobby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋