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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

EDITOR’S NOTE

The biggest news in the U.S. capital markets in the second quarter 2010 was the conference agreement on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd- Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30, 2010, and passed the Senate on July 15, 2010. While tax had little to do with the Dodd-Frank Act, the Dodd-Frank Act will have an …

How to Use PLR

Question: Help! I screwed up on my taxes and mailed it to IRS? How do I stop it before it reaches them?

I’m afraid it will cause an audit if I don’t. I mailed it from Northern Nevada to Fresno today.

Answer: Just send them an “amended” tax return. I did that last year and they fixed it right away and got the correct refund (it was less). It was no problem.

3 tax mistakes made every day

You probably don’t mean to violate the law or invite hassles with the IRS, but ignoring simple, common-sense guidelines could get you into trouble.

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Question: Has anyone ever calculated the odds of being audited by the IRS?

Answer: The IRS uses a secret formula called a DIF score to select returns for audit. Certain features of a return will increase you chances of audit. Having income over $100,000 especially if you also have a side business that lost money. Owning a Sub-S corp. Showing a low income but having lifestyle requiring a higher income. Publicly revealing your true income can get you audited. Like having your name in the paper bragging how you make $5,000 per week in the latest MLM direct sales program while showing only $20,000 on your tax return for the whole year.

Nurse Outduels IRS Over M.B.A. Tuition

A Maryland nurse defended herself against the IRS’s lawyers and won — getting a ruling to deduct the cost of an M.B.A. degree.

Taxes: Odds of an Audit

Documents claim Shelton mayor received favors from Botti

NEW HAVEN — Construction equipment, a family vacation and even a job for a relative are among the items federal prosecutors claim they can prove were provided to Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti by James Botti , a developer already convicted on financial structuring charges.

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