Should I put my daughter on my tax return if her father is claiming her this year? it still says i get money back but will it effect his taxes?

amor_fernandez — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:51:00 GMT

If you and the father were divorced or separated for the...

KatrinaB — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 18:51:02 GMT

If you and the father were divorced or separated for the entire last six months of the year, then you can both list the child on your tax return. Otherwise, only one of you should include the child for benefits.

If you were the custodial parent (the parent she lived with longer during the year) then you will include her on your tax return but not claim her as a dependent. You will indicate that you are allowing the non-custodial parent to claim her as a dependent.

When parents are divorced or separated for the last six months of the year the IRS special rule applies and child-related benefits can be split as follows:

Custodial Parent: May qualify to claim the following

Head of Household filing status
Earned Income Credit
Child and Dependent Care Credit (if applicable)

Non-Custodial Parent: May qualify to claim the following

Claim the child as a dependent
Child Tax Credit

For more information about the special rule for divorced or separated parents please view page 10, IRS Publication 504 below.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p504.pdf

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Should I put my daughter on my tax return if her father is claiming her this year? it still says i get money back but will it effect his taxes?

If you and the father were divorced or separated for the...