https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-someone-has-food-stamps-and-they-don-t-know-the-baby-father-on-their-case-and-the-father-wants-to/01/713327#M286948 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:24:54 GMT skylarsmom2 2019-06-06T14:24:54Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-someone-has-food-stamps-and-they-don-t-know-the-baby-father-on-their-case-and-the-father-wants-to/01/713327#M286948 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:24:54 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/if-someone-has-food-stamps-and-they-don-t-know-the-baby-father-on-their-case-and-the-father-wants-to/01/713327#M286948 skylarsmom2 2019-06-06T14:24:54Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-irs-does-not-share-your-tax-information-however-it/01/713333#M286952 <P>The IRS does not share your tax information.&nbsp;</P><P>However, it is possible that your state tax department might share dependent information with your other state agencies. &nbsp;You would have to ask them.</P><P>Certainly, getting benefits by lying that you don't know the father, could lead to all kinds of problems down the road.</P><P>Also, the father can't legally claim the child as a dependent unless the child lives with him more than half the year, or you give the father a signed release form. &nbsp;So either you are living together, which is another red flag for the welfare people if you didn't tell them, or the father might claim the dependent illegally on his tax return.</P><P>You may want to think this over a bit more before you act.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:24:56 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/the-irs-does-not-share-your-tax-information-however-it/01/713333#M286952 Opus 17 2019-06-06T14:24:56Z