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Someone that I don't know claimed me as a dependent on their income taxes?
I'm in college. My mom was going to claim me on her income taxes, but they told her that someone already claimed me on theirs. We live in Texas. Does that mean that they have my information? Can they get caught?
They told me my mom she couldn't get anything since someone else claimed me.
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If your parents are not divorced and your dad is not the one claiming you as a dependent then your mom needs to work with the IRS to clear this up. Someone using your SS number to claim you as a dependent is very much like identity fraud. There are some instances where people have filed entire tax returns in other peoples names. The IRS has people who work to clear up these problems. I believe now that the government is going paperless with refunds it is made easier as they have bank accounts that have to agree with the taxpayer or no refund is sent.
Now if your dad took you as a dependent because he pay child care that could be a filing error. He can deduct the child care but he cannot claim you as a dependent at the same time. Here again the IRS if mom files a complaint will work to clear this up. Mom can file an extension giving her until October 15 to file her tax return and then if this issue is still unresolved she can speak to the IRS about a further extension.
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Sometimes with divorced parents, there are issues as to which one is going to claim a college kid on a tax return. If your parents are divorced, that would be the most likely place to go first to check. If there is no dad who claimed you instead, then some one else did so.
There's always a chance that someone else claiming their own child put a digit down wrong. And that change made it your SS number. So it could be unintentional. And the IRS would have caught the discrepancy and be working with the other individual to correct their form and turn it in again.
If the IRS received someone elses return with your SS# on it, their system would catch it. Their machines will catch the fact that a soc. # from a previous return doesnt match the one they put and it will reject the tax return. It will also reject for missing signatures, an incorrect birthday and many other incorrect or missing info. reasons. I would know...the ex used to do tax returns. The only other person who would have your soc.# would be a parent or step parent, some family who knows your #. Is this is the case, you can't get it changed. If however it is due to an error that hasn't been corrected yet, then there is a possibility that your mom can still get a chance to claim you. This issue is best not handled on her own. SHe should seek out an income tax consultant and mention what her issue is and that she needs it looked into, thats if Dad didnt claim you, but not all income tax accountants may have dealt with something like this out of the ordinary. She'd be better off seeking out what is called an Enrolled agent, a tax person specifically trained by the IRS and can be the mediator to work with the IRS for her to get it corrected.
Good luck!
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