They have not lived together and he hasn't paid for any of her expenses. Immaterial since they are married.
She worked part time to help pay for some of her school bills very minimum. I understands she has to file married jointly or seperately but how do they do that. Do they file married jointly and only claim her W-2 information on her part time job? If they file jointly then ALL of BOTH their incomes are entered on the same tax return. She had every right to file a joint return if she agrees to do so and there is nothing you can do about this.
Also mark on her return yes someone else can claim her? If she files jointly then this is not an option. You can only claim her on your return if they both file separately AND neither of them are required to file a return and they only file to get a refund of withheld taxes ... fairly certain that the Marine will not pass this test.
I assume as her parent and that we have paid for all her expenses and tuition that I can still claim her on our taxes for dependent and college credit, is correct? Your assumption is incorrect ... as mentioned above you can only claim her if she files separately AND both of them are not required to file a return(even if they do to get the withholding refunded).
Before anyone files a return I highly suggest you seek local professional guidance so that all parties in this tax year file correctly.
