do they have to receive the signed form before I get my tax return or will that still be done electronically
Has the Custodial parent signed it?
If you are filing your return electronically, you must file Form 8332 with Form 8453, U.S. Individual Income Tax Transmittal for an IRS e-file Return. If you are filing your tax return using an online provider, mail Form 8453 to the IRS within 3 business days after you have received acknowledgement from your intermediate service provider and/or transmitter that the IRS has accepted your electronically filed tax return.
Mail Form 8453 to:
Internal Revenue Service Attn: Shipping and Receiving, 0254 Receipt and Control Branch Austin, TX 73344-0254
am I still eligible for the rapid electronic refund or do they have to receive the signed form before I get my tax return
Form 8332 is generally attached to the claimant's tax return.
To complete Form 8332 in Turbo Tax, type revocation of release of claim to exemption for child of divorced or separated parents in the search box and choose Jump To.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the return.
Please see these links for more information on the form: What is Form 8332? Accessing Form 8332 in Turbo Tax
Thanks!
1. Will Turbotax then adjust to include the Child Tax Credit?
I am only getting the 'Other Dependent Tax Credit' now which is $3500 when I believe I should be getting the CTC for 7 children. They did not live with me for 6 months out of the year, but my wife will fill out the 8332 form..
Thanks,
No, The Form 8332 can't be e-filed. The non-custodial parent must signed the form and mail it to the IRS along with the transmittal Form 8453 within 3 business days. The 1040 income tax return can still be e-filed.
The form 8332 is used by the custodial parent for the following reasons:
Will I still receive my refund quick or will it take longer
@dmageo Under normal circumstances for tax returns that are printed and mailed in, the IRS asks you wait 4 weeks after you mail your return before looking up your refund at the IRS Where's My Refund? site. Once your return has been accepted by the IRS, it normally takes about 21 days, although some returns take more time to review.
Please see the links below for more information:
I e-file my return but I had to mail in forms 83332 and 8453
I don’t remember mailing form 8332 when I filed in June, 2020.
coukd that be why my return is still processing and I still haven’t recurved my refund? Is it too late to mail that now to allow my return to be processed?
If you need to file Form 8332 Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent, it could be the cause of your return still being in the state of process. Once you have already filed your return, you cannot mail the form in separately.
You can check the reason for the delay through your IRS account.
You can check the status of your return not only through TurboTax, but also through the IRS website using your IRS Online Account.
Online Account is an online system that allows you to securely access your individual account information. You can view:
You can also:
Here is the link to see your Online Tax Account.
I just e-filed my 2020 tax return. So I am to wait until I get confirmation that my return was accepted by the IRS, and then the other parent should mail forms 8332 and 8453 together?
The custodial parent is the "filer" of the 8332. They would fill out this form IF 1) they are releasing their claim to the child to the noncustodial parent in a given tax year, OR 2) to revoke any prior/future release of their claim to the child for tax purposes. If you are the noncustodial parent who is claiming the child for 2020, the custodial parent (assuming this is who you are referring to when you say "the other parent") would be the one to fill this out and file with their return. Then, once the IRS receives both returns and verifies that the custodial parent has, in fact, released their claim, then return will be processed. In past, there have been many instances where the noncustodial parents' return has been processed without this electronic verification, however, when the custodial parent files - and there is no 8332 release of claim filed along with it, a letter would go out to both parties indicating this along with instructions to follow to correct the error.
We have never done this in the past, and never gotten any letters or had any issues. We trade who claims our son every year, but on occasion we will agree to let the other have two years in a row. It’s possible that some years my son’s father never filed. How is it that I’ve been able to claim my son all of these years without him sending those forms in? He probably won’t file anytime soon. Does that mean that my return will be shelved until his is filed? Would there even be any information on my return indicating that it shouldn’t be processed until my ex’s is?
No, if either or both of you indicate in the software system that you do, in fact, have in your possession a signed 8332 then it will "think" to look for one. If you checked the box that you do not have one, then they system (and therefore the IRS automated system) will not "think" to look for one. That is most likely why you have had no issues in past with the processing of your return - if you never indicated that you had this form.
Wendy, you are incorrect. The custodial parent IS NOT the “filer”; The NONCUSTODIAL PARENT must file the 8332 with his/her tax return. This is very clear in the “instructions” that are on page 2 of Form 8332.
The non-custodial parent files the Form 8332, not the custodial parent.
The noncustodial parent has to fill out form 8332 and the custodial parent has to fill out and sign form 8452 and the noncustodial parent file it with their taxes.
@JodieH3696 There is no Federal form 8452. Are you referring to some state tax form?
Maybe. Per the IRS: "The noncustodial parent may not claim a child as a qualifying child for the earned income credit based solely on the custodial parent's release of a claim to exemption for the child as their dependent.
To qualify for the EITC, a qualifying child must:
Publication 501- Page 12
Are you the custodial parent? Do you have an agreement with the other parent to allow the other parent to claim them--due to divorce or that you live apart and share custody? Did one of you sign a Form 8332?
If there is a signed 8332 then the custodial parent retains the right to file as Head of Household, get earned income credit and the childcare credit. The non-custodial parent gets the child tax credit for children under the age of 17.
As far as the IRS is concerned, the custodial parent is the one with whom the child spent the most nights during the tax year--at least 183 nights.