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My sons father keeps claiming my son every year for the last 7 years without my permission. He is forging my name and he wrote letter sn signed my name. What do I do?

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June 1, 2019
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I cannot file taxes because I don't work. Im at stay at home mom.

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Best answer by kprice3

I am sorry that is happening to you. You need to file a paper tax return claiming your son. You can attach additional information proving you are the parent who can legally claim the exemption for your son.

I am going on the assumption that you have custody, and supported your son, and may even have a legal document giving you the exemption. What will happen is that when the IRS sees two people claiming the same dependent, they will open a case and make a determination on who gets to claim your son. If you have not already sent information to the IRS regarding your right, they will ask for it when they contact you.

If the IRS rules in your favor, they will send you your refund regardless of whether the other person already received a refund or not. He would then have to pay the IRS back.

You need to go ahead and do this now to stop him in future years.

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kprice3Answer

I am sorry that is happening to you. You need to file a paper tax return claiming your son. You can attach additional information proving you are the parent who can legally claim the exemption for your son.

I am going on the assumption that you have custody, and supported your son, and may even have a legal document giving you the exemption. What will happen is that when the IRS sees two people claiming the same dependent, they will open a case and make a determination on who gets to claim your son. If you have not already sent information to the IRS regarding your right, they will ask for it when they contact you.

If the IRS rules in your favor, they will send you your refund regardless of whether the other person already received a refund or not. He would then have to pay the IRS back.

You need to go ahead and do this now to stop him in future years.

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xmasbaby0

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Someone else claimed my dependent and my return was rejected

If someone else claimed your dependent already, then your e-filed return will be rejected. Print, sign and mail your own return which claims your dependent. Mailed returns are processed differently by the IRS. It will take some time (maybe even up to a year) but eventually the IRS will contact both parties and sort out who could rightfully claim the dependent. The person who wrongfully claimed the dependent will face repayment of refund $, plus penalties.

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