Platform:
Turbo Tax 2019 Desktop
Info:
My ex renounced her US citizenship after the divorce and returned to Mexico. This was about 10 years ago. She did it so she wouldn't have to pay income tax. Our daughter is still a citizen.
The divorce decree doesn't specify who can claim our daughter for income tax. I'm the noncustodial parent. My previous tax preparer put my daughter as a dependent in all my old returns. Never got asked to submit Form 8332 Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent.
However, when I started using Turbo Tax, the worksheet printout but NOT the step by step prompts say I need to submit this form or a copy for each return.
Questions:
- Do I really have to attach it?
- Does it have to be an original signature? Will a copy suffice?
- Why wasn't I audited before?
- If my spouse renounced her citizenship, do I write in her old social security number or leave it blank?
- Should I attach a statement instead explaining to the IRS how my ex will never claim our daughter because she renounced her citizenship?
Getting the form signed from my ex isn't a problem. We're on good terms. It's just that I won't see her until next month and I wanted to file by this week.
