Is a tax emergency a police matter?
Imagine this: Your ex-spouse insists on claiming your child as a dependent without your consent. What do you do? A Princeville, Illinois, mom responded to this tax “emergency” by calling the police. , the woman called the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office on February 6 to report “possible tax fraud.” The woman claimed that she had the right to claim her teenaged son who lives with her as a dependent on her federal income tax return.
While the deputy was clearly trying to smooth things over, calling the police to report a tax problem isn’t appropriate even if you think that you have an actual “tax emergency.” It’s a civil issue—not a criminal one—and the best way to resolve a tax issue is through the IRS, potentially using the services of a tax professional.
Your child isn’t necessarily a qualifying child. A person is your qualifying child if that person meets all of these tests: The child must be your child, stepchild, adopted child, foster child, brother or sister, or a descendant of one of these.Age test. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced the personal exemption amount to zero. Claiming a dependent may still carry tax benefits on your tax return, however, including the ability to claim the child tax credit. You can read more about the expanded child tax credit for 2018For child tax credit purposes, a child of divorced or separated parents will typically be a qualifying child of the custodial parent. However, you can alter that rule by agreement.
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