One of the most common elements of a fraudulent income tax return is a claim for unqualified dependents. So—who can you claim? There are important tax benefits available for taxpayers who support dependents. Although the benefits have changed in the past few years, you may be eligible for tax breaks related to children, child care,…
Did the IRS reject your tax return because someone else claimed your dependent? Claiming a dependent is usually pretty simple: you give the IRS their social security number, certifying that your relationship with that person satisfies a few simple rules. Things can get more complicated, especially if someone else also claims the same person as…
No matter how hard you try to safeguard personal information, there is still a chance that someone could steal or otherwise misuse your dependent’s Social Security number. Often, the use of another taxpayer’s Social Security number is a mistake resulting from another filer transposing the numbers during filing, but it can also be the result…
