So, my EX-wife just called me, again. Basically, she's now trying to screw me over on last years taxes, because she screwed herself over. Of course, it's my fault though.
She claimed both our children last year the day she got her W2, before I even got mine, even though she didn't have them as much as I did, and sure as hell didn't spend as much to support them. Her thinking was, she would get all kinds of $$$, pay me $1700 for the living room set we'd bought just before she left (and put in my name >
), and call it good. She says we agreed to this, when in reality, we agreed to each claiming 1 and her still giving me the $1700. And the problem comes in that without claiming either kid, I would be in the hole over $2K. I tell about this, tell her she needs to file and amendment and claim only 1. She actually had the balls to tell me that she couldn't afford to, and that I had to deal with paying the $2K. Like hell I was, so I called the IRS Hotline myself, explained the situation, and they asked me 3 questions:
Have you been seperated more than 6mos? Yes
Who has the girls more than 50% of the time? During the summer, it's pretty even between us. During school, me.
Who spends mroe than 50% on the girls expenses? Duh, me, buy like 95%/5%.
So, they tell me exactly how to file, which is to claim both, and married/seperated and head of household (I think, it's a bit fuzzy, but I did what they said). They also said to be prepared of an audit. Fine by me, i have nothing to hide.
*Flash forward to the past couple weeks*
Divorce has been final for several months, and we have a signed agreement about claiming the girls on tax returns. But, in anticipation of her getting raped with no lube by the IRS, she goes tot he office in Augusta at some point. Tells them the story, how she claimed, etc... But, also decides to do me the favor of telling them how I claimed, and according to her, they say I wasn't allowed to do that. So, from what she's telling me, I'm also going to have to pay back some of what I got last year, which is in turn going to lessen what she's going to owe. Yeah, that sounds REALLY reliable. So, I keep telling her the IRS told me that in our situation, it came down to who payed the most, and I've even gone so far as asking her who paid more, and her answer is lmways the same. "You do, but you make more too, so I should be able to get more back." See, this is the nonsensical crap I have to deal with. She admits it to me, but still think she deserves more?!?!
It's literally getting to the point now that I guess I'm too smart to even comprehend her stupidity, and I can't even type all the pointless and even contradicting things she's said to me over this. I guess what it boils down to for me, if she's even remotely telling the truth is, who so I believe? Someone who mans a hotline and is trained to answer these sorts of questions? Or some monkey in an office trained to point at what form people need? Yeah, I'm going with the hotline worker. Either way, all I can say now is, bring on the audit, so I can shut her up once and for all!
She claimed both our children last year the day she got her W2, before I even got mine, even though she didn't have them as much as I did, and sure as hell didn't spend as much to support them. Her thinking was, she would get all kinds of $$$, pay me $1700 for the living room set we'd bought just before she left (and put in my name >
Have you been seperated more than 6mos? Yes
Who has the girls more than 50% of the time? During the summer, it's pretty even between us. During school, me.
Who spends mroe than 50% on the girls expenses? Duh, me, buy like 95%/5%.
So, they tell me exactly how to file, which is to claim both, and married/seperated and head of household (I think, it's a bit fuzzy, but I did what they said). They also said to be prepared of an audit. Fine by me, i have nothing to hide.
*Flash forward to the past couple weeks*
Divorce has been final for several months, and we have a signed agreement about claiming the girls on tax returns. But, in anticipation of her getting raped with no lube by the IRS, she goes tot he office in Augusta at some point. Tells them the story, how she claimed, etc... But, also decides to do me the favor of telling them how I claimed, and according to her, they say I wasn't allowed to do that. So, from what she's telling me, I'm also going to have to pay back some of what I got last year, which is in turn going to lessen what she's going to owe. Yeah, that sounds REALLY reliable. So, I keep telling her the IRS told me that in our situation, it came down to who payed the most, and I've even gone so far as asking her who paid more, and her answer is lmways the same. "You do, but you make more too, so I should be able to get more back." See, this is the nonsensical crap I have to deal with. She admits it to me, but still think she deserves more?!?!
It's literally getting to the point now that I guess I'm too smart to even comprehend her stupidity, and I can't even type all the pointless and even contradicting things she's said to me over this. I guess what it boils down to for me, if she's even remotely telling the truth is, who so I believe? Someone who mans a hotline and is trained to answer these sorts of questions? Or some monkey in an office trained to point at what form people need? Yeah, I'm going with the hotline worker. Either way, all I can say now is, bring on the audit, so I can shut her up once and for all!
