Hello, looking for some tax assistance and hope this is the right place. I am recently married and am trying to start my new life by moving to England to be with my husband (I'm American, he's British). I was married on 1/23/20, after the Dec. 31st cutoff for 2019 tax year. I am 23 years old. In 2019 I attended massage school, of which I was only a part-time student (no more than 2 or 3 classes per term). I lived with my dad for a 1/4 the year and my mom for 3/4. My dad drove me to school for that 1/4, but I paid my own phone bill, worked a full time job and bought most of my groceries except if we had a family meal. For the other 3/4 I paid for and rode public transit. The agreement was living there to save money for school and moving out. Here is the problem - my dad claimed me on his taxes this year and I don't think I qualify.
If he claims me my return is $164. If he doesn't my return is $2,015. I also don't qualify for the Covid-19 relief check of $1,200 if he claims me. He won't receive it as it caps off at $99,000 and he makes six figures/year. If I claim myself ASAP I will qualify for that plus the educational tax credit. I would be using the insurance credit, educational credit and exemption for claiming myself, plus money paid outside of fafsa deduction (books, etc).
I have worked full or part time and been in school since 16. I don't have a car, parents don't pay for any kind of insurance, ever given me an allowance or anything. They did not help out with my small wedding and are not extremely supportive of me moving to England (my dad doesn't want to see me grow up). On the flip side, my husband's parents have essentially adopted me and offered to match whatever money I come up with for visa and moving. So getting that $3,215 seems like a no brainer. My dad can afford to lose that.
FEDERAL Gross Income: $15,630.00 Adjusted Gross: $15,630.00 Total Deductions: $12,200.00 Total Taxable Income: $3,430.00 Total Tax: $0.00 Total Payments: $1,398.00 Refund Amount: $1,398.00 Amount You Owe: $0.00
STATE Gross Income: $15,630.00 Adjusted Gross: $15,630.00 Total Deductions: $2,270.00 Total Taxable Income: $9,886.00 Total Tax: $432.00 Total Payments: $1,049.00 Refund Amount: $617.00 Amount You Owe: $0.00
Please help - am I being selfish or is my dad? I don't want to seem like a spoilt child? Yet at the same time I could use that money. I am out of work because of Covid-19 until June 15th and my unemployment is only $200. Both my parents will be financially okay during this pandemic, my dad works from home as a pharmaceutical rep and trainer, and my mother is a surgical nurse. It only seems fair as a parent imo to want to let your kid get on their feet and start their adult life.
I have already asked my dad to amend his taxes and he said he won't. So I am thinking of mailing mine in and having the IRS investigate it. My mom even agreed with me that it was selfish of him and that he shouldn't be claiming me as an adult.
Submitted March 26, 2020 at 05:11PM by hphills https://ift.tt/2UCznU5
