Ohio...
I am a married (separated, not legally) 34 year old male. Me and my wife split in March of last year 2009 and we have never done any legal separation. We stayed together for a while in 2009 after that off and on. We are separate now...nothing on paper. Here's the problem:
She filed her taxes for 2009 as head of household and itemized. She got a $4,000 dollar return. This leaves me to file as married and separate. I am not a head of household and I am not single. Is she in violation for filing as she did? I get none of the tax benefits for 2009. She claimed one of our two children. She refuses me her SS # so what can I do to file? I don't have her SS # for the forms. I can't file without it.
1. Did she legally file head of household (the children live with her in what is technically our house)
2. Am I entitled to a portion of her return? She got $4,000, I get $150 on mine if I ever get to file it.
3. How do I file? married and separate?
I am a married (separated, not legally) 34 year old male. Me and my wife split in March of last year 2009 and we have never done any legal separation. We stayed together for a while in 2009 after that off and on. We are separate now...nothing on paper. Here's the problem:
She filed her taxes for 2009 as head of household and itemized. She got a $4,000 dollar return. This leaves me to file as married and separate. I am not a head of household and I am not single. Is she in violation for filing as she did? I get none of the tax benefits for 2009. She claimed one of our two children. She refuses me her SS # so what can I do to file? I don't have her SS # for the forms. I can't file without it.
1. Did she legally file head of household (the children live with her in what is technically our house)
2. Am I entitled to a portion of her return? She got $4,000, I get $150 on mine if I ever get to file it.
3. How do I file? married and separate?