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Question: If I file Head Of House Hold and I am still married will I be audited by the IRS?

My husband and I are still married but do not live together any more. He moved out early last year May 2009. We do not have a legal seperation or any divorce proceedings. In fact he come to the house to get his mail from the mail box but that is it. We have 3 children that I have full responsibility for. Can I claim all my kids and file HOH? I am just worried that I will be audited by the IRS. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
To those who answered so far, yes we lived apart for more than 6 months out of the year. May 2009 to current.

If I were to be audited, what would I have to have to show that I did support my children. As I said my husband didn’t change his address nor did we change bank accounts or anything like that. I have my paystubs, and all bills are in my name that I pay from a joint checking account which also shows my direct deposit from my paycheck.

Answer: If you are telling the truth here, there is no problem with filing head of house hold, and he should file married filing separately to avoid the chance of being audited. The one of you, who will file married filing separately should provide the name of the other spouse, social security number on line 3 of 1040

Carol In Your Corner: Home Depot solves refrigerator problem when others didn’t

Dear Carol, I hope you can help me as I have exhausted all avenues of getting any help from LG to replace an LG refrigerator we purchased 2 years ago from Home Depot. We bought the extended warranty on it and have had the company attempt to fix the problem with the icemaker ever since.

Tax expert offers tips to prevent an IRS audit

FSA contacts 49,000 people to warn them they could be targets of boiler room share fraudsters

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is contacting thousands of people to warn them they could become victims of share fraud after it recovered its biggest ever ‘master list’ used by boiler room fraudsters.

IRS Tax Is Illegal – No Tax Law Exists!!

Question: I need a copy of my 1040 ez for my FASFA . . .?

Ok, I’ll make this short. I am from Oregon and my dad is in Oregon and I am in Alaska for the summer working. My dad is filling out my FASFA for me (for school) and he needs my tax return information. I know I have a copy of it somewhere at my apartment but he can’t find it, so I need a copy of my 1040 EZ form, quickly. How do I do this? I know I can do it by going to the IRS website, but I’m lost past that. Thanks!

Answer: http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc156.html

A transcript is all you need, and that’s a lot faster than getting an actual copy, besides being free. You might run into a problem though, since they aren’t necessarily available yet for 2008 filing.

Good day to donate

Although Friday was technically a holiday, FOOD for Lane County kept on a skeleton staff for people such as Cynthia Taylor, who dropped by to give $90 worth of corn, beans and ravioli — and to get a receipt for her donation. Taylor, who lives near Pleasant Hill, said she …

Signaling III / Metabolic Control I

Question: I typed in the wrong account number when I submitted my taxes, will I get my refund back?

I was one number off and I checked the IRS “Where’s My Refund” website and it has already been deposited to the wrong account on 6 Feb 09, obviously not my account because I checked and it never got there. I used TaxActOnline.com, I still think they are awesome, after all, I made the mistake, not them. Will I be able to get my refund back? Anybody have any advice on what I should do? Or am I just stuck without a refund?

Answer: The direct deposit probably already bounced back to the IRS when they tried to deposit it into the wrong account because it obviously did not have your name on it. You need to contact the IRS and let them know and you will still be able to get your refund. It will take a little while though because they have to wait until your refund kicks back from the bank and then they can act on it and redo it, although they may have to mail you a paper check instead. I don’t think they let you change account numbers to correct your error over the phone due to security purposes so don’t count on another direct deposit. But probably in another week to 10 days you should get your refund after you have called them and explained the error to them.

EDIT: I just found this on the IRS site about refund inquiries…question #19—-

You omit a digit in the account or routing number of an account and the number does not pass IRS’ validation check, IRS will send you a paper check for the entire refund;

You incorrectly enter an account or routing number and your designated financial institution rejects and returns the deposit to IRS, IRS will issue a paper check for that portion of your refund; or

You incorrectly enter an account or routing number that belongs to someone else and your designated financial institution accepts the deposit, you must work directly with the respective financial institution to recover your funds.

Oct. 10: Giannoulias vs. Kirk, roundtable

Transcript of the October 10, 2010 broadcast of NBC’s Meet the Press, featuring Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk, Peggy Noonan and Joe Klein.

News Update: IRS to no longer facilitate refund anticipation loans

Question: If my return was accepted, is it still possible to be having problems with the refund?

I have been reading the answers to some questions on here and people are saying that the reason some refunds were being delayed are because there are errors with the refunds. Also, something about possible problems with another stimulus or something. What I want to know is, if I have already recieved a confirmation letter from the IRS saying my tax return was accepted, can I still be having problems with it?
So, do they inform you that they found problems, or do they just assume you have psychic powers and know?

Answer: Yes, the acknowledgment just means the IRS has received your return, and there weren’t any glaring errors–like incorrect social security number, or two people claiming the same child. There are several reasons that the refund can be delayed for up to a week or two. One that I’ve seen is claiming earned income credit with zero withholding on your W-2. I’ve read that this year, if the rebate recovery credit (additional stimulus payment) that you claim is different from the one that the IRS had figured you would claim, a living person needs to look at the return to see who is correct. And that can take up to a week. I’m sure there are others.

If they can’t resolve the issue within a few weeks, they’ll let you know.

Letters to the Editor — April 20, 2010

DEAR EDITOR : With nearly 18 years of experience in psychiatry/mental health and drug and alcohol rehab I have seen a lot of misery. From the standpoint of public health and safety I object to the proliferation of storefront marijuana dispensaries.

Tax Tips: Received a Letter from the IRS? (ASL, Captions & Voice Over)