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Man....I hate to see lost exemptions, LOL

Anyway, I have been around a while and answer tax questions on another board.

I don't check in to much over here, but if I see any, I'd be glad to help out.

Not one of my clients (knock on wood, LOL) has ever been audited.  I'm sure they still wouldn't be coming to me if they had.  I guess we have accounting in common too.  That is what my Bachelor's Degree is in, and I've also been doing that for 23 years.  Never did like public accounting though, I stuck with private.  Matter of fact I have a very successful business doing accounting and taxes.

I know what you mean about people giving advice when they don't know what they are talking about.  That is why I had to chime in when the poster was being told that the BM would qualify for tax credits even without having any income.

BTW..never said the BF should claim the child.  I also did not advise the poster on what to do, I said what I would do if it were me.  After this many years in the tax business, you'd be surprised at how much gray area there really is.

Oh well it was nice conversing with you...actually, I need to get preparing some of the Corporate returns sitting on my desk.

Have a good day.

some of the posts were talking about the BM getting tax credits even though she had no income.  That is not true.  You cannot get credits without having income.  I even ran it through my professional tax program to verify that.

The BF could claim that he provides over half of the support since BM doesn't work, and they live with him.  But, if I was the dad, I'd claim the child.  Worst case scenario is they dissallow it.

with no income.  No need for BM to file a return.

unless you have earned income.

that the new DH's children are grown?  I was left with the impression, from the show, that they were young and that's why he didn't want to leave.  Either way, it's not right that he won't leave his, but expects Will to let his go.

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