My ex is claiming one of our girls and im claiming the other. Do I still put the child he is claiming on my taxes? It asked if he were claiming her this year and i put ya

[sierradawnxox]

So then it said she does not qualify as a dependent and put her as a non dependent. And my other daughter is my dependent. So did I do this correctly?

[ThomasM125]

Yes, that is correct. She won't appear on your tax return since she is not your dependent this year.

[sierradawnxox]

So I have nothing to worry about since my oldest (im claiming) is on my taxes as a dependent and my youngest (hes claiming) is on my taxes to but as a nondependent? I just dont want to do it wrong and get in trouble! This is my first time having to do this after my divorce this year!

[KrisD15]

Yes, this all sounds as if everything was entered correctly. 

You can check by looking at the list of dependents reported on your 1040.

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[kyliedrake28]

If the non dependent is being claimed by the other parent this year, do I say that child lived with me still but I am not claiming ? It says non dependent, which is what I want, but I noticed there is a difference in my refund if I put that the child lived with me for more than half the year still vs if I put the child did not live with me. So the question I have is with the question “how much of the year did the non dependent child live with you” what is the correct way to answer that? 

[RobertB4444]

You can use your non-dependent child to qualify as a head of household or for the earned income tax credit.  Even though they are not being claimed as a dependent on your return they still can help out.  So just be honest when answering the questions and it will be good.

@kyliedrake28 

[TomD8 · Accepted solution]

@kyliedrake28 --

If the child lived with you more than half the year, then by IRS rules you are the custodial parent and you have the right to claim him/her. 

If you wish to allow the non-custodial parent to claim the child, then you must furnish them with a signed IRS Form 8332, which they must submit with their own tax return.  Here's a link to that form:

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8332.pdf