Tax issues (home, school, taxes)

[fajulio]

I have a small problem about my tax return.
I'm married and I filled as single and now I want to use the paper work to fill school financial aid . in my school paper i claim married now i want to know what will be the impact of the wrongdoing on my financial aid. and that is my first time i'm filled something like that and i want more information to not get into problem.
I need your advice
thanks

[AlwaysSmiling]

Amend your IRS return, and don't lie ever again.
ESPECIALLY on your taxes.
IRS is big, bad, and scary.

[ehcsrop]

Yes, file an amendment. It would be best if you had a tax accountant do this for you. You don't have to go to some big fancy office, just the local tax preparer will do. But, they will stand behind you if there are further questions. I'd say to get your tax info in their system and then amend it would constitute about the same fee they would charge you for the original return. I pay about $150 ea year.

[NewToCA]

Assuming you were married last year, just inform IRS that you were confused about the rules and file an amended tax return. They won't make a big deal about this if it is self initiated.

If you have been married for a few years and have been filing single returns....good luck. You'll need it.

That is fraud.



Edit: I noticed in another thread that you mentioned you and your wife live with her parents, and they claimed her as a dependent even though you were married. As a result you filed single. If this is the case, the parents committed fraud too.

Filing an amended joint return, with her Social Security number added to your return, will cause their tax return to bump up as a duplicate social security number claim (two of you filing against the same SSN). This better go to a tax accountant, and her parents cannot stop you from amending your return.

[impala666]

Originally Posted by fajulio

I have a small problem about my tax return.
I'm married and I filled as single and now I want to use the paper work to fill school financial aid . in my school paper i claim married now i want to know what will be the impact of the wrongdoing on my financial aid. and that is my first time i'm filled something like that and i want more information to not get into problem.
I need your advice
thanks

And what do you hope to study?

[ehcsrop]

Originally Posted by NewToCA

Edit: I noticed in another thread that you mentioned you and your wife live with her parents, and they claimed her as a dependent even though you were married. As a result you filed single. If this is the case, the parents committed fraud too.

Filing an amended joint return, with her Social Security number added to your return, will cause their tax return to bump up as a duplicate social security number claim (two of you filing against the same SSN). This better go to a tax accountant, and her parents cannot stop you from amending your return.

I noticed that too. The parents will have to file an amended return to correspond to the first one. I'll underscore the going to an accountant.

Originally Posted by impala666

And what do you hope to study?

Too funny.

[jhawktx]

Originally Posted by fajulio

I have a small problem about my tax return.
I'm married and I filled as single and now I want to use the paper work to fill school financial aid . in my school paper i claim married now i want to know what will be the impact of the wrongdoing on my financial aid. and that is my first time i'm filled something like that and i want more information to not get into problem.
I need your advice
thanks

This forum normally discusses relocation. Did you post your tax issue here in anticipation of relocating to San Quentin?

[fajulio]

Originally Posted by impala666

And what do you hope to study?

I'm planning to have 4 years degree in healthcare management or biotechnology.

[kettlepot]

The parents claiming as a dependent a married daughter who was living at home with them is not necessarily fraud. Potentially, they could easily prove that they provided over half of her support. That could make the dependency claim legitimate. It might matter whether both of you were living with her parents or just your wife.

I've been mulling your situation over, and am wondering if the proper way to handle this would be for you to file a Married Filing Separately return. But probably the best answer you have received is to contact the IRS and explain your situation and that you can't figure out what your filing statuses should be, parents, wife, and yourself. All three of you could have screwed up. Because you have NOT double counted your wife, it will be obvious that you were not intending to commit fraud. That matters. Once you get your answer from the IRS, file amended returns. In the long run you will be much happier knowing that this has been dealt with appropriately.

The most legally protective response from the IRS would be one in writing. You might call them, and ask them where to write a letter so that you can get a written response telling you what to do. It takes much longer, but in the long run this may be the way to go.

[ehcsrop]

An enrolled agent could do it a lot quicker.