I was wondering if I could claim my son on taxes or even do taxes since I'm a stay at home mom and don't work?

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June 4, 2019
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xmasbaby0

Level 15

Who supports you? You can most likely be claimed as someone else's dependent, and if you did not work and support your son, then the person who claims you as a dependent can also claim your son. If you had no income earned form working, you are not eligible to receive the child-related credits such as earned income credit or additional child tax credit.

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SweetieJean

Alumni - Champ

How do you support yourself? Do you live with the child's father or another adult?

nikkif85Author

Level 2

Yes I live with the child's father but we don't want him to claim our son cuz we are afraid child support will take the money

nikkif85Author

Level 2

It has only been this last year I haven't worked cuz I stay home with our son. But we're afraid to have my boyfriend claim him cuz we don't want child support to take it

SweetieJean

Alumni - Champ

The Child Support order isn't going to go away, so he may as well pay it off faster via his tax refund.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

You mean BF owes child support? The debt is not going to go away. If you did not work, then you have nothing to file, and cannot benefit from claiming the child. If BF claims him and is supposed to get a refund, it will at least go to paying toward the child support the owes even if the refund is seized.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

If BF owes for child support, his refund is seized anyhow. If he claims the child, his refund may be increased, which will pay off the child support quicker.

VolvoGirl

Level 15

And he can probably claim you too. Did you live with him the whole year? If you made less than $4,050 total income he can claim you. Like others have said, the bigger refund he can get the faster it will be paid off.