https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-son-if-my-wife-claimed-him-last-year/01/599968#M243521 The government is going to take my wife's refund this year and I want to know if 1) I can claim my son and 2) if they will take all of the refund from her including what we would get for my son. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:32:03 GMT thesloppyjalopy 2019-06-06T05:32:03Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-son-if-my-wife-claimed-him-last-year/01/599968#M243521 The government is going to take my wife's refund this year and I want to know if 1) I can claim my son and 2) if they will take all of the refund from her including what we would get for my son. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:32:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/can-i-claim-my-son-if-my-wife-claimed-him-last-year/01/599968#M243521 thesloppyjalopy 2019-06-06T05:32:03Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-are-married-and-living-together-and-filing-as-mar/01/599972#M243523 <P>if you are married and living together, and filing as Married filing separately, either of you may claim the child. You are not locked into who claimed him last year.</P><P>Yes, they will take everything from her separate return. There is no allocating of her refund, based on the child based credits or deductions.</P><P>You can file as Married Filing Jointly, and submit form 8379 , injured spouse allocation, to keep them from taking your refund to satisfy her debt.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:32:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-you-are-married-and-living-together-and-filing-as-mar/01/599972#M243523 Hal_Al 2019-06-06T05:32:03Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/are-you-in-a-community-property-state/01/599990#M243530 Are you in a Community Property State? Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:32:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/are-you-in-a-community-property-state/01/599990#M243530 SweetieJean 2019-06-06T05:32:05Z