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- From: IDSAW@ASUACAD.BITNET
- Newsgroups: alt.child-support
- Subject: Re: claiming fed tax exemption
- Message-ID: <93026.155422IDSAW@ASUACAD.BITNET>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 22:54:22 GMT
- References: <93026.142600ICSCAB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
- Organization: Arizona State University
- Lines: 49
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- In article <93026.142600ICSCAB@ASUACAD.BITNET>, <ICSCAB@ASUACAD.BITNET> says:
- >
- >If, when calculating which party is responsible for what percentage of the
- >children's support (as one must do in Arizona to figure the amount of
- >support to be paid), the father is responsible for 70% of the children's
- >support, should he not be entitled to claim both children as exemptions
- >on his tax return? The current form from IRS says he has to plead with
-
- The amount of $$$$ support provided does not equate to an entitlement
- to the tax exemption. My fiance goes through this every year. Every
- year he asks for the exemption, and every year he is turned down.
- We just hope for one of those born-again moments of hers where she just
- might decide to generously surrender the exemption (you never know).
- You might get some relief however, at the State level. The latest
- guidelines published by the State stipulates that the if you meet certain
- conditions (primarily pay the major portion of financial support and have
- have been on time with payments, etc. etc.) you are in fact allowed to
- take the exemption every-other-year. This law only applies to orders
- or modifications made after March 1992. The only problem here, for
- those folks who would like the exemption, but have not had a modification
- --- they must think very carefully as to whether a modification would be
- worth the exemption, especially since it would most likely increase.
- Also, a modification for someone who does not have wage garishment (or
- whatever else you'd like to call it), a modification at this point would
- definitely include those good 'ole payroll deductions.
-
- >the ex to get her to give him a letter so he can claim them on his tax
- >return. His salary is $1500 per month while hers is $700. Doesn't she
- >has to prove that she not only spent all of his $5000 in support checks on
- >the children, matched it with her own $5000 and exceeded that in order
- >to claim the children on her own return? She does not want to give him any
-
- She doesn't have to prove anything.
-
- >of the two exemptions because she does not want to lose any of the EIC
- >credit on her return ($1350 credit, which would be decreased by $50 if
- >she gives her ex one of the two exemptions). If the father is able to
- >claim one child, his tax liability will be decreased by $1000.
-
- This is the same reason why my fiance's ex would not let go of the exemption.
- However, now that she's re-married it's just plain 'ole greed at this point.
-
- >
- >Any suggestions here?
-
- This is the reality of many NCPs and SOs of NCPs.
-
- Shirley Woods
- Arizona State University
-