I've read all the posts on this thread, but you all fail to realize that the IRS IP PIN number form that you keep quoting only applies to the person requesting it. I need to get one for my daughter. I lived in the same house as my daughter lives for 9 months of 2020. I paid all the utilities, rent, etc. while living there. When I moved out on September 28th, I continued to pay all the utilities, rent etc till October 31. Then I moved to my own place and started paying child support and alimony payments required by the State of Pa.
I claimed my daughter as a dependent as I've lived in the same house as she has for all of her life. I've been legally separated from her mother since Jan. 1, 2019. I've claimed her as my dependent for the past 3 years on my taxes, while the divorce proceedings drag on. I've received the Child Stimulus check every time they've sent it out.
This year the ex in a more determined way to extract more money from me in any way she possibly can fraudulently (I believe) claimed our daughter on her taxes for 2020 and she filed her taxes before me. She makes less than half of what I bring home yearly (which was the reason why I want a divorce, even though she has two college degrees, she refuses to get a job and I'm tired of working three jobs for the last 30 years to make ends meet). So when I used TurboTax again this year, I e-filed and it was rejected because they said someone (HER) already claimed my daughter on their taxes. I had to print out the taxes I filled out with TurboTax and mail them in and that was 2 months ago.
I read somewhere, either here on TurboTax or online that if I have a copy of her birth certificate (which I do) and I'm listed as the father, have her SSN (which I do), her name, etc. that I can obtain an IP PIN number so that I can prove that my daughter is rightfully mine.
After reading everything I can here and at IRS.GOV, I should qualify for the Custodial parent for 2020 as I lived in the same house for more than 6 months and I make more money than her mother. The only thing against me is that she filed her taxes before I did (which is odd, because in most of the years we were married and living together (and she does have a degree in accounting) she could never get all of the information together before April 15th so we always had to file an extension).
So, my questions are:
1. Is it possible for me to obtain an IP PIN number for my daughter to prevent my soon to be Ex or anyone else from claiming my daughter?
1a. What link can you provide me that takes me right to that page so that I can actually put in my daughters information and send off a copy of her birth certificate?
2. Do you think I stand a chance to be the custodial parent for my daughter?
3. Since I no longer live in the same house as my daughter, but I pay child support and alimony and her mother's car payment (which is in my name, but I let her use it) and all the bills that she racked up with the credit cards that she took out in my name (Unknown to me till I read my credit reports); can I claim her next year and every year till she turns 18?
Thanks for any help
imstan
