Taxes

That's what *I* thought. I've heard over on alt.support.divorce about the
8332 form or whatever, that the CP signs to allow the NCP to claim the
child. I was really just asking because I was wondering if my ex was making
idle threats again or if he actually knew what he was talking about this
time.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

Zimm wrote:

I think most people come to some sort of agreement based on how much
time the child is with each parent. If it's 50/50, then they should
take turns claiming said child on their taxes every other year. If
child is with one parent 75% and the other 25%, perhaps they could do
every two years or something like that. I don't think there is really a
'standard'.

Zimm

That's what *I* thought. I've heard over on alt.support.divorce about the
8332 form or whatever, that the CP signs to allow the NCP to claim the
child. I was really just asking because I was wondering if my ex was making
idle threats again or if he actually knew what he was talking about this
time.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

Zimm wrote:

I think most people come to some sort of agreement based on how much
time the child is with each parent. If it's 50/50, then they should
take turns claiming said child on their taxes every other year. If
child is with one parent 75% and the other 25%, perhaps they could do
every two years or something like that. I don't think there is really a
'standard'.

Zimm

"Krista" wrote in message
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"P. Fritz" wrote in message
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"Krista" wrote in message
news
My ex sent me an email recently saying that he wants to set up
something
where we swap claiming Damia for our taxes each year. He insinuated
that if
he were to take me back to court over the matter that he would
certainly
win.

I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with the
way
he
asked me about it. He has in the past threatened to take me back to
court
over things that he said would go his way that it turned out he was
wrong
on. And he's never *actually* taken me back to court, just used it
as
a
threat to try to get me to capitulate without a "fight."

So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's
your
experience?

He only wants to claim one out of the three you have? Since the oter
two
are get you the HOH deduction, why be selfish?

Well, one of them I'm not raising. She was adopted 8 years ago (I know
you
didn't know that, just clarifying).

For one thing, we get EIC, and he makes to much to get it, so if he claims
her we lose out on that $2500 for that year. Because of our current
financial situation, that is an important influx of cash.

We live paycheck-to-paycheck and that enables us to get major service done
on our cars, pay for glasses prescriptions (which for both dh and I comes
to
about $400 for eye exams, glasses for both of us and contacts for me),
etc.
All that stuff that we really can't afford any other way.

Taking $2500 of that to give him MAYBE a $500 child tax credit...?

If he claims the child, most likely he will claim head of household, which
make a much bigger difference that 500.

Seems you have a lot of unneeded expenses for living paycheck to paycheck

I'd
rather just give him the $500 and not be out the other $2000 as well, but
I'm sure he won't agree to that.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

"Krista" wrote in message
. ..
"P. Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Krista" wrote in message
news
My ex sent me an email recently saying that he wants to set up
something
where we swap claiming Damia for our taxes each year. He insinuated
that if
he were to take me back to court over the matter that he would
certainly
win.

I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with the
way
he
asked me about it. He has in the past threatened to take me back to
court
over things that he said would go his way that it turned out he was
wrong
on. And he's never *actually* taken me back to court, just used it
as
a
threat to try to get me to capitulate without a "fight."

So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's
your
experience?

He only wants to claim one out of the three you have? Since the oter
two
are get you the HOH deduction, why be selfish?

Well, one of them I'm not raising. She was adopted 8 years ago (I know
you
didn't know that, just clarifying).

For one thing, we get EIC, and he makes to much to get it, so if he claims
her we lose out on that $2500 for that year. Because of our current
financial situation, that is an important influx of cash.

We live paycheck-to-paycheck and that enables us to get major service done
on our cars, pay for glasses prescriptions (which for both dh and I comes
to
about $400 for eye exams, glasses for both of us and contacts for me),
etc.
All that stuff that we really can't afford any other way.

Taking $2500 of that to give him MAYBE a $500 child tax credit...?

If he claims the child, most likely he will claim head of household, which
make a much bigger difference that 500.

Seems you have a lot of unneeded expenses for living paycheck to paycheck

I'd
rather just give him the $500 and not be out the other $2000 as well, but
I'm sure he won't agree to that.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

"Krista" wrote in message
. ..
"P. Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Krista" wrote in message
news
My ex sent me an email recently saying that he wants to set up
something
where we swap claiming Damia for our taxes each year. He insinuated
that if
he were to take me back to court over the matter that he would
certainly
win.

I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem with the
way
he
asked me about it. He has in the past threatened to take me back to
court
over things that he said would go his way that it turned out he was
wrong
on. And he's never *actually* taken me back to court, just used it
as
a
threat to try to get me to capitulate without a "fight."

So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's
your
experience?

He only wants to claim one out of the three you have? Since the oter
two
are get you the HOH deduction, why be selfish?

Well, one of them I'm not raising. She was adopted 8 years ago (I know
you
didn't know that, just clarifying).

For one thing, we get EIC, and he makes to much to get it, so if he claims
her we lose out on that $2500 for that year. Because of our current
financial situation, that is an important influx of cash.

We live paycheck-to-paycheck and that enables us to get major service done
on our cars, pay for glasses prescriptions (which for both dh and I comes
to
about $400 for eye exams, glasses for both of us and contacts for me),
etc.
All that stuff that we really can't afford any other way.

Taking $2500 of that to give him MAYBE a $500 child tax credit...?

If he claims the child, most likely he will claim head of household, which
make a much bigger difference that 500.

Seems you have a lot of unneeded expenses for living paycheck to paycheck

I'd
rather just give him the $500 and not be out the other $2000 as well, but
I'm sure he won't agree to that.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

"~August" wrote in message
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"Krista" wrote in message
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So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's your
experience?

Krista -
I believe the "standard" is that the CP gets to claim the children...
well,
according to IRS rules anyway... and so an agreement must be made for the
NCP to claim any exemption.

It depends on whether they were married on not.


If the NCP pays a fair amount of CS, I would agree to sharing the tax
exemption.

~August

"~August" wrote in message
...
"Krista" wrote in message
news [...]

So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's your
experience?

Krista -
I believe the "standard" is that the CP gets to claim the children...
well,
according to IRS rules anyway... and so an agreement must be made for the
NCP to claim any exemption.

It depends on whether they were married on not.


If the NCP pays a fair amount of CS, I would agree to sharing the tax
exemption.

~August

"~August" wrote in message
...
"Krista" wrote in message
news [...]

So, I'm curious now, is there really a "standard" of CPs and NCPs
alternating years claiming the shared child on their taxes? What's your
experience?

Krista -
I believe the "standard" is that the CP gets to claim the children...
well,
according to IRS rules anyway... and so an agreement must be made for the
NCP to claim any exemption.

It depends on whether they were married on not.


If the NCP pays a fair amount of CS, I would agree to sharing the tax
exemption.

~August

"P.Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Krista" wrote in message
. ..
Well, one of them I'm not raising. She was adopted 8 years ago (I know
you
didn't know that, just clarifying).

For one thing, we get EIC, and he makes to much to get it, so if he
claims
her we lose out on that $2500 for that year. Because of our current
financial situation, that is an important influx of cash.

We live paycheck-to-paycheck and that enables us to get major service
done
on our cars, pay for glasses prescriptions (which for both dh and I
comes
to
about $400 for eye exams, glasses for both of us and contacts for me),
etc.
All that stuff that we really can't afford any other way.

Taking $2500 of that to give him MAYBE a $500 child tax credit...?

If he claims the child, most likely he will claim head of household, which
make a much bigger difference that 500.

Seems you have a lot of unneeded expenses for living paycheck to paycheck


What unneeded expenses? Are you talking about school? The glasses, keeping
our (used) cars running? Please explain.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin

"P.Fritz" wrote in message
...

"Krista" wrote in message
. ..
Well, one of them I'm not raising. She was adopted 8 years ago (I know
you
didn't know that, just clarifying).

For one thing, we get EIC, and he makes to much to get it, so if he
claims
her we lose out on that $2500 for that year. Because of our current
financial situation, that is an important influx of cash.

We live paycheck-to-paycheck and that enables us to get major service
done
on our cars, pay for glasses prescriptions (which for both dh and I
comes
to
about $400 for eye exams, glasses for both of us and contacts for me),
etc.
All that stuff that we really can't afford any other way.

Taking $2500 of that to give him MAYBE a $500 child tax credit...?

If he claims the child, most likely he will claim head of household, which
make a much bigger difference that 500.

Seems you have a lot of unneeded expenses for living paycheck to paycheck


What unneeded expenses? Are you talking about school? The glasses, keeping
our (used) cars running? Please explain.

--
Krista
Mother of three
Student of Psychology and Latin