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Did any of the TPs collect social security or pension?

"Not intending to be insulting, just trying to think of any reason." "You are not, far from it." Don't let the frustration with your computer influence you mood towards people who are trying to be helpful. Do you have google desktop on your computer, any tool bars or any cool screen savers? I would start by removing those programs. Also, please click on start, run and type msconfig and click OK. Click on startup and uncheck everything except for your antivirus. Reboot and you will get a message stating that you are being selective, click "don't show me this message again" and OK. After you do that, go back to your preferences and uncheck automatically updates on ATX, (don't forget to click apply,lol).

I had the same problem today but after opening and closing the EIC sheet it worked. I knew everything was entered correctly and I could see how old the child was (no typo on DOB as suggested by KC), but no EIC. Finally it appeared by itself. Maybe it worked after I entered the mother's DOB, I don't remember exactly.

They are "happily" married and he is just waiting for his green card abroad. They will file jointly or separate if I suggest one or the other. If they file jointly, will he have to pay ss taxes on the money he made in his country? Where will you include his income, line 21 or sch C? How about next year, all his income will come from the foreign country? For people that file 1040NR, there is no personal exemption, so, would that be legal to claim a personal exemption for him if he is not in the US?

Yes, she can file as HH because she lived apart from her husband during the last 6 months of 2009 and she had a child living with her and she provided more than 50% of the child's support.

Man was here on a H1B visa and got his social security number. While working here, he got married to a US citizen and filed jointly taxes for 2008. In April 2009, went back to his county and will return to the US to work in 2 years. Wife has a child from previous marriage and she qualifies for HH. How would you file this couple? Let's say that husband made $10K in US and 5K in his country from a local firm. No US treaty between US and country. What forms?

No problems with efiling.

Click on Return Manager and move the cursor to the mistake and correct it. No, it will not mess up efile.

Remember that the EIC was invented for people who make little money (like your client) and have children. Just take notes and keep records of the interview.

One person already got nailed with a big 1099misc. No matter what you guys do, you have to deal with it since the IRS will do its income matching down the road. I would issue a 1099misc for the other person and file scheduce C for both. For the future, they should open an LLC or form a partnership and ask the issuer of the 1099misc to issue it to the partnership or company for 2010.

"Does the aide she received from the State get credited as money that the children used for their own support?" I don't think so. That's why I said: Are these children actors? If yes, maybe they provided more than half towards their support. Do the children have a lot of money, which makes money for them? If yes, maybe they provided more than half towards their support. To me, when the IRS says, the child didn't provide more that 1/2 of his/her own support, they are referring to 16-19 year old children who have jobs. Clearly she doesn't qualify for head of household. I am surprise not many ATXers are replying to this post. Maybe you should start a new post.

Are these children actors? If yes, maybe they provided more than half towards their support. Do the children have a lot of money, which makes money for them? If yes, maybe they provided more than half towards their support. Mother qualifies for EIC and maybe for everything else. This also will help you (I am sure you have visited but it doesn't hurt to include it. http://www.eitc.irs.gov/central/childbenefit/ Also, check the amount of refund the lady got last year from IRS and state and add it to her $7,000.00 when calculating support. So in reality, maybe, this lady had more than $7,000 to support her family.

File woman, single with 3 dependents and man single with no dependents. If this is not the right answer, other atxer will jump in.

Do you mean ITINs?

Codes are I for IRS F for other Federal debts including child support and B for both. They should be no surprise for someone who gets a B. Their refund will be reduced down to zero, oops, I meant to say up to zero.

Have you entered ss# and DOB for everybody?

Deb, support is no longer considered for the qualifying child test, as long as TP herself is not the qualifying child of someone else. Lucho, Adopted children, step children and their descendents qualify TP for HH. I said before that blood relationship should exist but adopted and step children and their descendents qualify TP for HH

Yes, they do qualify. You thought that our current president was smarter than our previous one, didn't you?

I think the codes are I for IRS, D for everything else and B for both.

Lucho, TP must be blood related to the dependent in order to qualify as HH.

If she is getting child support, she will qualify for everything. Also, if the boyfriend is gifting the money to her (let's say $10,000), she could be OK. You just need to ask more questions.

The casinos provide players with a card under their name. When you play on the computers (slot machines), every penny counts. On the tables, you have a dealer and a manager. You put your money down and your card. Dealear grabs your money and gives you chips. The card is given to the manager and he opens a tab for you based on your seat and name. On the tab, the manager writes down how much you started with. Every 15 or 20 minutes, the manager comes and checks how much you have on your chips and writes it down. If you run out of chips and put money on the table, the dealer or the player calls the manager and ask to write down the extra money. At this point the card is not needed because the manager has the tab with the card number and the name. When you color in, they write down how much you left with. These tabs are given to the office for record keeping and entered on a computer. If a player puts chips on his pocket, the dealer informs the manager discretely. They also keep track of how much you wager so that they can offer you rooms or dinners. Of course the IRS will take the casinos word because it is a very consistent record.

You are absolutely right, he is not organized but he is not dishonest. That's where I come in and explain that he should not be mixing the money. He is willing to pay anything I say. My point is that the previous preparer, didn't file or told him to file Maryland Personal Property Return, as a Domestic Limited Liability Company, with the fee.

I think if people are collecting Social Security Benefits, they might have gotten $250 already. If I were you, I would try one more time by substracting $250 per head that collected social security benefits. I do understand how hard it is to get this info from your clients.

Thank you Diane. With two little posts, you have helped me and have answered my question.