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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 437.1 | how does he figure? | GLITTR::WARREN | | Wed Feb 03 1993 11:42 | 9 |
| I am not a tax advisor and you probably should go to one, but my first
reaction is: Your ex is not paying daycare (is he?); he is paying
child support. Of course it's _your_ deduction if you're paying for
the daycare!
Again, all disclaimers apply...
-Tracy
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| 437.2 | CREDITS | SALEM::WHITNEY_A | | Wed Feb 03 1993 12:01 | 8 |
| There are all different kinds of credits you can take for
Daycare, Healthcare etc...I don't know if you have to be
claiming your son or not to get them...
They helped me out a lot last year...
FWIW
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| 437.3 | Get help! | AKOCOA::BOLAND | | Wed Feb 03 1993 14:16 | 10 |
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I second .1 suggestion. Find yourself a tax consultant, it will be
well worth the money and if you can't afford it every year, at least
you'll know what your legal tax rights are. They are very helpful
in pointing out what was ok one year isn't necessarily ok to claim
the next. It sounds as if your ex is incorrect in claiming daycare.
Good luck,
Rose Marie
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| 437.4 | It's easy! | WHEEL::POMEROY | | Wed Feb 03 1993 14:29 | 22 |
| Hi Vickie,
I'm been a single parent for quite awhile now...
You DO NOT have to claim the child support received as income.
He CAN NOT deduct it.
You CAN deduct for child care because YOU pay it, not him! (that's
his problem if he gets caught)
Read the book carefully. You MIGHT be able to claim Head of Household.
Are you in MASS? Just be careful on the state. MASS has jipped me
for two years saying I can't claim the child care for BOTH cuz I only
claim ONE as a dependent. But I explained to them that the book
clearly states that childcare is SEPARATE from dependent deduction.
Just keep in mind, anything HE claims that he's not supposed to is
HIS problem, not yours!
Good luck!
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| 437.5 | You claim the Daycare! | CIVIC::HENMUELLER | Vickie | Wed Feb 03 1993 15:02 | 13 |
| Hi,
I have been divorced for seven years fron my ex-husband and he has
always gotten to claim the three children (I signed a form okaying it)
BUT I ALWAYS claimed the daycare. I figured he already got a tax break
by claiming the kids. I second the reply that you do not have to claim
the child support but if you are receiving alimony you DO have to claim
that.
I also second the reply that if he claims the daycare and gets
caught it is his problem not yours.
Vickie
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| 437.6 | file jointly if you can | JASP::LINDSEY | | Wed Feb 03 1993 17:50 | 20 |
|
Hi,
If you just divorced this year, you were still legally married for part
of the year. I believe its possible to file jointly (if you are on
good enough terms). Filing jointly will probably save you both the
most money but if not head of household would be the next best filing
status, but you would need to supply over 50% of the children's
support.
Child support is not deducible for him and not income for you.
Alimony is reportable as income for you and deduction for him.
Just make sure the amount of child support is less than half of
the cost of supporting the children and you can take head of household.
Good luck.
Sue
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| 437.7 | Hmm, good deal. | SWAM2::MASSEY_VI | It's all in the cue | Tue Feb 09 1993 11:13 | 13 |
| Wonderful response, Thank you!
The divorce was final July 1, 1992. We are on great terms (We are
talking of reconciliation). The only problem with filing jointly is he
is in Texas and I am in California. Now we were separated for 3 years
before we were divorced and we filed joint each year. We both lived in
California at the time but in different areas. I do have a consultant,
I just wanted some insight so I don't sound like a complete idiot when
I go see him. I wonder if filing joint would be better.
Virginia
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| 437.8 | | GRANMA::MWANNEMACHER | A new day has dawned | Tue Feb 09 1993 16:28 | 6 |
| Good to hear you are on good terms and the chances of reconciliation.
Since you are, maybe you both can jointly go to a tax planner, leave
the "it's his problem" out of it.
Mike
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| 437.9 | Done right, I hope, | SWAM2::MASSEY_VI | It's all in the cue | Wed Feb 10 1993 11:19 | 8 |
| Well, seeing as how the rconciliation wont be at it's heigth untill I
move out there in August, I'm filing myself. He has already filed too.
He says he had a consultant do all the forms and filing for him because
he is going to be working out of town for a month or so. I would
assume that the return was filed properly. Now my turn! Sheesh, I
hate this time of year.
Virginia
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| 437.10 | Save cancelled checks | CSTEAM::WRIGHT | | Fri Feb 12 1993 12:56 | 4 |
| Just make sure you save your cancelled checks that you paid to your
day care provider, in case you ever have to prove that YOU actually
made the payments directly to day care, and he did not.
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