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Just wondering if there is any way to find out if anyone claimed my husband's children in a prevoius year?
Here's the deal: For tax year 2001 his wife (now EX) allowed him to claim two of their four children on his taxes. While going thru the end of their divorce this year, he finds out that she did not file taxes at all in 2001 (she didn't work that year). So the best we can figure (she will not give a straight answer), no one claimed the other two children that year. He did provide support & lived with them for more than 6 months that year. Is there someway for him to get an answer from the IRS before he files a 1040x ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Laura
Just wondering if there is any way to find out if anyone claimed my husband's children in a prevoius year?
Here's the deal: For tax year 2001 his wife (now EX) allowed him to claim two of their four children on his taxes. While going thru the end of their divorce this year, he finds out that she did not file taxes at all in 2001 (she didn't work that year). So the best we can figure (she will not give a straight answer), no one claimed the other two children that year. He did provide support & lived with them for more than 6 months that year. Is there someway for him to get an answer from the IRS before he files a 1040x ?
Any help would be great.
Thanks,
Laura