Posts by Dragonfly

Awesome. I can't file until Feb. 11th, so it's nice to see that things are working for other people. It would be nice if I'd get the rest of my paperwork, too. :

Quote: Originally Posted by Apricot Even if he says you can, he could "get" you later if he got mad, b/c the court order lines it out. That's true unless he submits a waiver with his tax return...

Definitely something to look into. This is how ex and I did it last year. I didn't make enough to claim the child tax credit so, even though it was technically my year, I signed the waiver for him to claim our son. I bore the child...

Quote: Originally Posted by kluella There are so many unanswered questions about this program. Nowhere have I seen how they will determine eligibility. I hope it's based on 2006 numbers instead of 2007 ones, because dh...

Also, just an FYI, you don't have to claim your child for the purposes of the child tax credit in order to claim Head of Household. But both you and ex cannot claim Head of Household using your children as qualifying dependents. In...

irs.gov has a pretty thorough site. You can also call them. I'm not an accountant, but I would think that if you, as their mother, have the right to claim them then if you were married and filing jointly, you could claim them...

No, he doesn't have to share his return information or any refund with you.

I'm really over Rami. It would be great to see Jillian or Christian win. And I completely agree that Daniel should have won rather than Chloe. It looks like Malan is showing at Fashion Week, too!

I'm totally with you on the jealousy - and working on it. Sometimes I find it difficult to go to functions at DS' school because everyone is partnered, pregnant, etc. The thing that concerns me is starting all over. DS would be at...

Quote: Originally Posted by Belleweather I'm still trying to work out whether by "people who pay income tax" they're talking about people who owe taxes according to their above the line Adjusted Gross Income...