taxes?
Alright so I’m working my ass off trying to catch up on my t mobile bill, car payment and insurance, plane tickets, and then my dad calls me. …
He told me I recieved a letter from thr IRS, I told him to open it and read it to me. He told me that it says I owe them money from a mistake in my taxes last year. What? So I ask him what it’s about I’m confused, you see I never do my own taxes, in fact I took everything to H & R Block last year and had them do them. Well apartently I said that nobody claims me and my dad did. Now I own money.
Now, I don’t know much about taxes but from what I got of it..my dad claims my younger brother and recieves $$$ for it, the more kids you claim, the more $$ you get. Well there are 4 kids in the family, my older brother is 25, so I’m not sure if he still claims him or not and my sister is married. So I’m guessing my dad is still claiming my younger brother (17) and I (21)..but I don’t understand why he’s claiming me?
I know it’s obvious, he gets more back, but I don’t even live with him. I live out on my own, and have been for two years. I’ve supported myself. Yeah, there’s the occasion they’ll send me a little money here and there but he doesn’t support me anymore. So why is it he still claims me?
I asked my mom to ask him if he would not claim me this year and she got al flustered saying "i’m not getting into the middle of that, that is something you and your father will have to talk about in person when you are visiting over Christmas break" What the fuck…
It’s actually starting to make me mad a little bit…now I owe money for something I didn’t think was wrong..I was being honest, I do live on my own.
I can see this flare up into a family fighting match..
You should take this up with H&R Block. They have a warrenty on their taxes that if you owe or if they make a mistake, they’ll pay for it and/or face the IRS for you. Besides, this mistake wasn’t yours – it was your dad’s. He can’t claim kids that aren’t under his roof. Sorry to hear that finances are so tough. Hopefully it won’t result in a family feud. After all, if you base your argument on the LAW, then your dad has no reason to get mad at you. One question: Why are you getting mail at your dad’s? If the federal government (meaning the US Postal Service) still has you listed as receiving mail at that house, then technically you are still a resident there and your dad would be in the right too. Make sure you use only your apartment address for EVERYTHING. Technicalities suck! Take care
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Just stopping by. You dad is acting unethically toward you, and is cheating the IRS. Just show the IRS you are indeed living on your own, and they will deduct it from your dad’s return. Tell your dad you need to claim yourself for financial reasons, and if he is a loving guy, he will stop cheating you
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RYN: I understand your desire to keep things as peaceful as possible, but maybe that’s partially why they did this – because they knew that even if you got upset, they wouldn’t have to deal with it. Don’t let your fear of an argument stop you from doing what’s right. The bottom line is that you haven’t lived at home for YEARS and your dad had no right to claim you – and therefore, he shouldbe paying what you owe since he was the one in the wrong. He probably won’t do it, but I would stand firm against what you believe is right. Arguing isn’t bad. Betraying your daughter is. Take care and good luck
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