What happens when two people file the same kid on their tax return?
Whoever files first will get the refund for that child. At my tax office, the second person's return wouldn't be accepted until the child was removed from their return. BUT this is not the end of the story. If the person who files second - and didn't get the deduction for the child - was the one who rightfully was supposed to claim the child, they can 'do battle' through the IRS to show that they should have been able to claim the child and the first person was NOT supposed to claim the child. This gets the first person into trouble with the IRS, too.
What happens when two people claim the same child?
Verbal doesn't speak very loudly. If you want to battle granny, I'll tell you now that she holds the high ground. That means it's an uphill fight. Very difficult to win this battle. Save yourself the headache on this battle and file an amended tax return taking the dependent off. An amended return is completed on form 1040X. I recommend that you get some professional help filing this.
I let someone else claim one of my kids on this years tax returns because they helped take care of them,?
Of course. You cannot just "let" someone else claim your kid on their tax return, even if they "helped" support the child. There are restrictions on who can claim a child as a dependent and under what circumstances, including length of time the child actually lived in the household and how much they supported that child. You have been claiming this child, and suddenly child shows up on someone else's return? You better believe IRS is investigating you and the other people both.
Do fathers have the same parental rights as mothers?
The idea that mothers get custody over fathers is really based on the model that 90% of split families (parents don't live together because of divorce or unmarried parents living apart) are households with mothers having primary custody of the children. But that 90% are cases where custody was undisputed. When parents break up, the father usually doesn't want to be saddled with the kids full-time. They may want to have the kids with them some of the time, but it's rare when they want primary custody.In the cases where custody is disputed by mother and father, however, fathers win full custody about 70% of the time. So it isn't true that fathers are less likely to gain custody of children. It's only true that about 90% of the time, mothers end up with the kids because custody is undisputed, or the fathers aren't even around. When custody is disputed, though, fathers get it more than two-thirds of the time.
Can we remove our adult child from health insurance?
It's impossible for an 18 year old to get health insurance unless they can get it through their employer or as a university student. I doubt either of those are possible since she is still in high school. Have no idea how someone else can "manipulate" her insurance. If they use it fraudulently for their own care would be insurance fraud. If she was my daughter, I'd provide the insurance until her 19th birthday when she can purchase who own insurance. This way you aren't leaving her high and dry without coverage. If you do drop her, you will only be able to re-add if you have employer based insurance if she has a life event (in her case, only if she had gotten other insurance and then dropped it) or at open enrollment.
What if my ex claims our kid on taxes when she doesn't live with him and he has never provided for her?
First of all, congratulations, I hope you and your daughter are doing well. Now, for your question: Your accountant has the basic facts correct. You are entitled to any applicable tax benefits generated by claiming your daughter, and Dad is entitled to nothing. If he fraudulently claims her then your return will be rejected and you'll have to file a paper return. That will automatically trigger an investigation and you'll get your refund when the IRS is certain that you're the one with the rightful claim. They'll change his return to remove her and send him a bill to repay his fraudulent refund with interest and penalties. If he's dumb enough to claim the earned income credit then they'll slap him with a ban for up to 10 years which prevents him from claiming it even if he legally qualifies for it in a future year. It's still better if you file first because then his return will get rejected when he tries to file, and hopefully he'll come to his senses and drop your daughter from his return. If he does file a paper return to trigger an investigation you'll have your refund BEFORE the IRS does its investigation. Personally, I wouldn't have even given him your daughter's SS#, but what's done is done, so don't stress out. Either way, you'll get your tax refund, it just might take a while if he does file a fraudulent claim before you get your return submitted.
Why am I being rejected on my Federal Tax return?
The IRS has found the following problem with your return: SEIC-F1040-506-01 - Each 'QualifyingChildSSN' that has a value on Schedule EIC(Form 1040A or 1040), Line 2 must not be equal to another Qualifying Child SSN on the same Schedule EIC(Form 1040A or 1040) OR on another accepted return for the same tax year...........Can anyone help me with this? Am divorced and have paperwork that shows its my year to claim my son. Ex is claiming she didnt claim him but she filed before me. Why else would it be denying me unless someone else has already used his SS # and filed a claim before me?