What is the name of your state?new york
I have a question about income taxes. My husband and I are not filing a joint tax return. He told me to claim his 2 kids on my return this year.
I am wondering if I can safely do this, or will the IRS look at my age, his oldest son's age and say "no way". I am 14 years older than his oldest - so it's fairly safe to assume that I am not his mom (although I know 14 year old kids have babies!!)
We are filing married filing separate. Um, so I told him I would look into this... can I claim them? He told me when they moved back to NY from out of state and they lived with his parents that his father claimed the kids as dependants that year and that worked out.
I've never had this sort of situation in the past so I am just curious how claiming step children works.
Thank you
I have a question about income taxes. My husband and I are not filing a joint tax return. He told me to claim his 2 kids on my return this year.
I am wondering if I can safely do this, or will the IRS look at my age, his oldest son's age and say "no way". I am 14 years older than his oldest - so it's fairly safe to assume that I am not his mom (although I know 14 year old kids have babies!!)
We are filing married filing separate. Um, so I told him I would look into this... can I claim them? He told me when they moved back to NY from out of state and they lived with his parents that his father claimed the kids as dependants that year and that worked out.
I've never had this sort of situation in the past so I am just curious how claiming step children works.
Thank you