Our daughter lived in IL and had a child on March 21, 2017 but never married the father. They lived together for about six months before she left on September 24th and moved back to TX. So mom was with the child the whole year and dad did not see the child after September 24th. We have read form 8332 and believe mom is the custodial parent since her son was with her the entire year and dad did not see him after September 24th. Mom did not give permission to dad verbally or via form 8332 to claim their son on his taxes but he already has so when she filed her return claiming her son the tax return of course was rejected. Is her only recourse to submit the return by mail and let the IRS contact her to provide proof that she indeed is the custodial parent? This is a big mess. Thanks for your help!
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I am sorry to say, but the advice you have received is correct.
Your daughter cannot e-file with her child because the child's SS number has already been used. Therefore, the only way to file the return with her daughter on it is to mail the return, to bypass the e-file filter.
The IRS will eventually notice that the child's SSN is on two different tax returns, and will reach out to both parties to sort out the situation.
Yes, this situation encourages taxpayers to file as quickly as possible because the first taxpayer to file with a dependent, wins (at least temporarily).
I am sorry to say, but the advice you have received is correct.
Your daughter cannot e-file with her child because the child's SS number has already been used. Therefore, the only way to file the return with her daughter on it is to mail the return, to bypass the e-file filter.
The IRS will eventually notice that the child's SSN is on two different tax returns, and will reach out to both parties to sort out the situation.
Yes, this situation encourages taxpayers to file as quickly as possible because the first taxpayer to file with a dependent, wins (at least temporarily).
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