In this article, we’re going to break down the statuses you’ll see when you check your refund status directly on the IRS’ Where’s My Refund page.

There are three primary statuses you’ll see. They are “return received”, “refund approved”, and “refund sent”.

Return Received

The “Return Received” status means the IRS has received your tax…[Read more]

In this article, we’re going to break down the statuses you’ll see when you check your refund status directly on the IRS’ Where’s My Refund page.

There are three primary statuses you’ll see. They are “return received”, “refund approved”, and “refund sent”.

Return Received

The “Return Received” status means the IRS has received your tax…[Read more]

In this article, we’re going to break down the statuses you’ll see when you check your refund status directly on the IRS’ Where’s My Refund page.

There are three primary statuses you’ll see. They are “return received”, “refund approved”, and “refund sent”.

Return Received

The “Return Received” status means the IRS has received your tax…[Read more]

It depends on your situation. When claiming dependents on taxes, you can claim a qualifying child or qualifying relative if you meet the requirements.

A qualifying child can be any of these:

Your child can include a son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, adopted child, or a descendant of any of them
Your brother, sister, half…[Read more]

It depends on your situation. When claiming dependents on taxes, you can claim a qualifying child or qualifying relative if you meet the requirements.

A qualifying child can be any of these:

Your child can include a son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, adopted child, or a descendant of any of them
Your brother, sister, half…[Read more]

Yes, it’s possible.

For you to claim him or her under the qualifying child rules, the dependent or dependents must meet all of these:

The dependent must be related to you as a:

Child, foster child (placed by an authorized agency), stepchild, or a descendant of any of these
Sibling, stepsibling, or a descendant of any of t…[Read more]

Yes, it’s possible.

For you to claim him or her under the qualifying child rules, the dependent or dependents must meet all of these:

The dependent must be related to you as a:

Child, foster child (placed by an authorized agency), stepchild, or a descendant of any of these
Sibling, stepsibling, or a descendant of any of t…[Read more]

The residency test for a dependent looks at the amount of time a person lives with you in a single tax year. To be a qualifying child, the person must live with you for more than half the year. To be a qualifying relative, the person must live with you the entire year, unless you meet a certain relationship dependency test.

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The residency test for a dependent looks at the amount of time a person lives with you in a single tax year. To be a qualifying child, the person must live with you for more than half the year. To be a qualifying relative, the person must live with you the entire year, unless you meet a certain relationship dependency test.

You can claim a foster child dependent or adopted child dependent if the child was placed with you by one of these:

An authorized placement agency
Judgment, decree, or other court order

You can claim an adopted child if the adoption has been legally finalized.

Adopted and foster children are treated the same as biological dependents…[Read more]

You can claim a foster child dependent or adopted child dependent if the child was placed with you by one of these:

An authorized placement agency
Judgment, decree, or other court order

You can claim an adopted child if the adoption has been legally finalized.

Adopted and foster children are treated the same as biological dependents…[Read more]

Although there are limits to specific dependent credits, there’s no maximum number of dependent exemptions you can claim.

If a person meets the requirements for a qualifying child or relative, you can claim him or her as a dependent. You can do this as a single filer and regardless of your filing status.

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Although there are limits to specific dependent credits, there’s no maximum number of dependent exemptions you can claim.

If a person meets the requirements for a qualifying child or relative, you can claim him or her as a dependent. You can do this as a single filer and regardless of your filing status.

Yes. The IRS can apply all or part of your joint refund to your spouse’s legally enforceable past-due debt.

You can file Form 8379: injured spouse allocation to recover your share of the joint refund if:

You filed a joint return.
The joint return had a refund due — all or part of which will be applied against your spouse’s back…[Read more]

Yes. The IRS can apply all or part of your joint refund to your spouse’s legally enforceable past-due debt.

You can file Form 8379: injured spouse allocation to recover your share of the joint refund if:

You filed a joint return.
The joint return had a refund due — all or part of which will be applied against your spouse’s back…[Read more]

The IRS doesn’t disclose the standards and criteria used for its dependent eligibility audit selection.

You can claim any person as a dependent if he or she meets the requirements for a qualifying child or a qualifying relative.

There’s no maximum number of dependents you can claim.

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The IRS doesn’t disclose the standards and criteria used for its dependent eligibility audit selection.

You can claim any person as a dependent if he or she meets the requirements for a qualifying child or a qualifying relative.

There’s no maximum number of dependents you can claim.

No. Details about bankruptcy and tax refund issues follow:

If your refund was offset and the IRS was aware of the bankruptcy, contact:

Bankruptcy court — Request a referral to insolvency. This will reverse the debt offset, and your refund money will be issued with code BPI 3.
Agency on the offset notice or the Department of Treasury’s…[Read more]

No. Details about bankruptcy and tax refund issues follow:

If your refund was offset and the IRS was aware of the bankruptcy, contact:

Bankruptcy court — Request a referral to insolvency. This will reverse the debt offset, and your refund money will be issued with code BPI 3.
Agency on the offset notice or the Department of Treasury’s…[Read more]