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Posted by Barbara on April 22, 2007, 2:11 pm
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>> My e-file return was rejected because "dependents can be
>> claimed on only one return".
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>> I assume that my ex claimed my children on his return. I am
>> the custodial parent, have a divorce decree stating such and
>> in fact the children resided with me the entire year.
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>> My ex pays child support only.
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>> What are my options regarding my tax return and the IRS?
> You must file your 1040 on paper and through snail mail if
> you think that you are entitled to claim the children. You
> will claim them on your 1040 and you will receive a letter
> and both of you will need to prove that you supported them
> over 50%. Only one of you can do that and that is the one
> who will receive the deduction.
I am currently dealing with one of these nightmares. Client
moved out state to get away from him and ex followed her.
Never paid any spousal or child support (retired to live off
investments and family $$ rather than pay and when he
reached retirement age he started collecting SS for son -
keeping it himself even though child lived with mother). In
2004 declared that he was now going to claim son (youngest
of 2) and when told he wasn't supposed to he declared that
the first to file got the exemption and he had already
filed.
She got the letter saying that if she was entitled she
didn't have to do anything so she didn't. Then got letter
disallowing both exemption for youngest and also HOH
(ignoring 2nd child). Sent in requested documents. Again
disallowed. Some of the additional documents requested had
been in the original package but agent insisted they
weren't.
She finally told me what she was going through. I had her
send me a POA & copies of what she had already submitted.
It took 3 weeks to get my fax'd POA into the system. Find
out the case was closed so now we are re-opening it &
starting over. I sure hope he gets his in the end. . . .
Last agent I spoke with said this happens a lot.
~ Barbara
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