Do my parents and sister qualify?

As you probably already know, one of the requirements for claiming a qualifying relative is that you provide more than half of their total support...

When is the proper time to deduct alimony payments?

You should deduct it on your 2011 return. THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT LEGAL ADVICE. They are provided for informational purposes only. Actual legal...

Claiming my daughter as a dependant for 2010 taxes, but I do not have custody.

If your child lived with you for more than half of 2010, then you are entitled to claim her as a dependent. If you husband already filed his 2010...

Who Can Claim a Child as a Dependency Exemption on the taxes?

The divorce decree should have been worded differently. IRS regulations simply state that the parent who lived with the child more than half of...

My husband and i are in the middle of divorce he is disabled and has no earned income only ssi. we are filing a joint return is

He is not necessarily entitled to half of it. Technically, if you were to spend the entire refund yourself, it would not be illegal. However,...

Can i be file head of household

Either you or your boyfriend can claim the child as a dependent. The person who claims the child as a dependent should file as "head of...

Do I have to file Married Filling Jointly in order to get the EIC for kids?

Married filing joint will yield the higher refund 99.9% of the time. THESE COMMENTS ARE NOT LEGAL ADVICE. They are provided for informational...

Can you exclude investment property mortgage canceled debt from taxable income?

Cancellation of Indebtedness income is excluded from the taxpayer's gross income if the taxpayer is insolvent at the time the debt is canceled. ...

Copies of tax returns.

As stated above, if you never filed then the statute of limitations never started to run. If you earned income and owe taxes for the year in...

The child lived with you more than half the year, therefore you are entitled to claim the child. Unless there is a divorce or separation decree...