My daughter has 2 children and is collecting SSI. She lives with the children's father, who has never claimed her when filing taxes. They are not married, and he doesn't contribute much to household expenses. He owes child support from a previous marriage and changes jobs frequently. Last year, he filed taxes with only one child from my daughter, and the IRS applied his refund towards his back child support. My daughter wants to leave this relationship but needs the income from the tax return to set up a home for her children. She did not work or go to school last year and cannot receive the refund. Can I (the maternal grandmother and my husband) file and claim the children legally?
April 27th, 2023
Is it a good idea to put a nine on your W-4 on claims if you are freelancing? I hear from my other freelancing friends that because the current company pays us through payroll and it takes taxes out already, and the machine puts us in a higher tax bracket because we get paid high, but not regularly. Is this a bad idea?
March 23rd, 2024
I have filed my 2017 return through TurboTax which was accepted by the IRS. I underestimated my health care supplement by $7,000. I paid that in my return and if I open an IRA for $5,000.00, how would the IRS treat it?
June 26th, 2023
I want to pay my income tax for the year 2015 in full amount. I have been trying to contact someone for assistance for over 2 hours. Is it possible for someone to call me or provide a direct contact number to help me pay my full amount owed for 2015?
April 7th, 2024
I purchased a $18,000 used car in April 2018 in Texas. Is there a tax document I should wait for, and can I claim the $3,000 downpayment on my tax return?
October 3rd, 2024
If I received a settlement for pain and suffering, which was not taxable, and then put that money into a retirement fund that made no profit over 5 years, and I withdrew the same amount, is the withdrawal now taxable?
January 27th, 2024
I need to know if I owe back taxes. I am 73 years old, have no dependents, and have been incarcerated for the past 23 years. I received roughly $1,700 from social security and $3,700 from the VA this year.
February 29th, 2024
My wife moved from Bolivia to the US in May, and we got married in July. She doesn't have a job and is here on a tourism visa while her change of status through marriage for her residency is pending. Should I file my taxes as married, and can I claim her as a dependent? If she doesn't have a Social Security Number (SSN), what should I do?
December 4th, 2024
I wanted to add a domestic partner to my medical insurance. Aside from my premium going up, how will this affect my taxes?
September 16th, 2024
What is the step-up basis rate for a residential rental property in California where a husband and wife lived, and the wife passed away on 8/4/20? This is community property.
September 17th, 2023