Celeste P
 |
The IRS will always get what they think is theirs that'swhy it called The IRS. LOOK CLOSE........ Theirs. |
|
Rob
 |
When 2 people claim the same child on a tax return, It raises a flag with the IRS. They will first send a letter advising that the same SSN was used twice and advise that the person who was not entitled to claim the child needs to file an amended return. Then if no one corrects the return the IRS will request from both parties to submit proof of entitlement to claim the child. The IRS will then make a detemination on who is entitled to claim the child and it the person who is seen as the one NOT allowed to claim the child will owe back any refund they received in reference to the child along with penalties and interest and their Tax return will be flagged for review for up to the next 10 years
For more clarification call the Internal Revenue Service at
1-800-829-1040 |
|
Insurance Biz CT
|
Yes, they probably will, but they will both probably get audited later. Who has the legal right to claim the child? Consult your attorney or tax advisor. |
|
MINH H
 |
Unless both of these people are the child's parent. Becareful about this dependent claim: its best interest if only one will claim the child. Later on: if one deceased ( you or your sister ) the remainder may not qualified for the social security benefits since its your child but on someone else " charged " list. |
|
GodsGift2Women
|
Yes, they will both be paid...a visit by an IRS auditor. |
|
spot
|
Only one can claim. You will both get a letter from IRS later. At that time, one has to pay extra tax. |
|
mdlbldrmatt135
|
Someone's gonna get in trouble..... the legal guardian is th one who can claim.............. |
|
hdsok
 |
The first return received and processed by the IRS will get the exemption and credit for the child. The second return received will get a notice that the SSN has already been used by another taxpayer. It will be up to you to retrieve an refund you would have received if your sister got it ahead of you. This is a common problem between divorced parents. |
|
Ladybug
|
A child can only be claimed by one person as the dependant. If you are looking for the child tax credit and allowed your sister to claim her...then you won't get it. |
|
ed201283
|
Get over your welfare entitlement mentality. I child credit means there is an amount of money you do not pay taxes on. You do not get paid by the government. |
|
Judy1
|
If your child lived with your sister for over half the year but you didn't live in the same household with your child for over half the year, then your sister is probably allowed to claim her. If your child lived with you for over half the year, even if it was in your sister's home, then you are most likely entitled to the exemption and your sister isn't.
A child who lives with a mother or aunt for over half the year could be claimed as a qualifying child, so WoodSmoke is wrong when she says there's a requirement to provide over half of the child's support to claim him or her - the requirement for a qualifying child is actually that the CHILD does not provide more than half of their OWN support. This rule changed a couple years back, and a lot of people haven't realized it yet.
The first person to file will probably get paid, since the IRS won't know yet that a second person is going to claim the same child. The second person's refund will probably be held up while the IRS sorts it out. They'll send both of you a letter asking for proof that you are the one entitled to claim the child. Then the other person will have to pay back the extra money they got.
Nobody is likely to go to jail over this. |
|
ruth4526
 |
If your sister claimed your child she will be in great trouble. You can only claim your own child,foster child or adopted. You should get the taxes and she will get the law. |
|
vegas_iwish
 |
1st 1 gets child. Duplicate social security # should make sure 2nd does not. |
|
punchy333
|
Ummmmm..... that's illegal. Is your sister claiming your child because you both live with her? If so, she may be able to claim you as a dependent if you are not working. But if she already claimed your child, you cannot do so. |
|
~*WoodSmoke*~ ~Environment~ daBlogPound,Inc
|
I would advise you to go to www.irs.gov. individual. what is a dependent?. Also, Publication 17 is a good source for who may and may not claim a dependent.
Only one person can provide OVER HALF of the care, and that is one of the requirements. The bad thing is that now you have both shown that neither of you provided OVER HALF of the care and neither one of you will be able to claim the deduction.
Next year, you will have to prove to the IRS that you did if you do, before you will be eligible for and possible dependency and/or EIC.
Good Luck & Blessing |
|
Txlady
|
Let me tell you DEFINITELY what you'll get...prison for fraud if the IRS catches you. That's illegal. |
|
marklemoore
|
Only the person who provides the greater amount of money towards that child can claim them on their tax return. The other person who tries to claim them will be guilty of tax fraud. Monetary punishment and jail time are what they can look forward to. |
|
gogohead365
|
What if you and the mother of your child are together, and you have two children that you both take care or equally? Can both or you claim both kids as your dependents, but then each of you claim one for the EIC? Does anyone know the answer to this question??? |
|
| |
|
Homepage 
Financial
Forum 
Taxes 
No Spam
Adult 
Gambling
Unfinished
Deception
Plagiarism
Not English
