My partner does have dependent care set up through his work, but I have paid day care out of pocket and other expenses. He told me that I am not allowed to claim her on my W-2 because he is and on my taxes, but I do not find that to be fair. We are not married and do not share finances so there has to be a way to claim for me also.
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Yes, you can claim the child on your W-4, at work. It doesn’t matter that somebody else is claiming her; as the W-4 is only an estimate, for withholding purposes, of the eventual tax due. What you (or your partner) claim on your W-4 does not lock you in to what you can (or cannot) claim at tax time.
At tax time, there is NO way for both of you to claim her. Only one of you can claim her, and that most likely is you, because you said “my child”, instead of “our child”. If the child is not his biological, or adopted, daughter, he cannot claim her, if you are required to file a tax return. He also cannot claim tax free dependent care benefits. He will have to pay tax on the work benefits, he received.
However, if she is his child, too; the two of you may decide, between you, who will claim her. But, only one of you can claim her. If you cannot agree, on who will claim her, the parent with the higher income has the higher right.
Yes, you can claim the child on your W-4, at work. It doesn’t matter that somebody else is claiming her; as the W-4 is only an estimate, for withholding purposes, of the eventual tax due. What you (or your partner) claim on your W-4 does not lock you in to what you can (or cannot) claim at tax time.
At tax time, there is NO way for both of you to claim her. Only one of you can claim her, and that most likely is you, because you said “my child”, instead of “our child”. If the child is not his biological, or adopted, daughter, he cannot claim her, if you are required to file a tax return. He also cannot claim tax free dependent care benefits. He will have to pay tax on the work benefits, he received.
However, if she is his child, too; the two of you may decide, between you, who will claim her. But, only one of you can claim her. If you cannot agree, on who will claim her, the parent with the higher income has the higher right.
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