Wife Claimed me as Nephew in Tax

[Russ&Caro 1,548]

Are you her nephew? If you aren't then it seems strange she chose that designation.

Edited April 1, 2019 by Russ&Caro

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

19 hours ago, Kbgbon said:

I'm in a dilemma.My removal of condition is in few months and I'm trying to gather all required docs.Last year I gave my wife my W2 when she wanted to file tax.With the trust that she did the right thing,I didn't ask for a copy.

 

Fast forward to now,I asked for a copy and to my disbelief,she filed single in the tax and claimed me as her  nephew.The reason been that,she could get more money.

 

Is this rectifiable.I'm more than stunned to see,that she would go to this extent all for refund.

 

Your wife will as mentioned have to amend her taxes. And be prepared to owe back a good amount of money... but more than that, there could be legal ramifications for her because she knowingly lied about her taxes. 

[samuelam 19]

20 hours ago, Kbgbon said:

I'm in a dilemma.My removal of condition is in few months and I'm trying to gather all required docs.Last year I gave my wife my W2 when she wanted to file tax.With the trust that she did the right thing,I didn't ask for a copy.

 

Fast forward to now,I asked for a copy and to my disbelief,she filed single in the tax and claimed me as her  nephew.The reason been that,she could get more money.

 

Is this rectifiable.I'm more than stunned to see,that she would go to this extent all for refund.

None of your tax filing make sense.

 

A "single individuals" filer has higher tax brackets than "Married Individuals" filing joint. Also has higher deduction as filing Married joint filer.

 

Even filing as "Head of Household" get more tax refund.

 

The only two tax credit for a dependent (Nephew) are "Earning Income Credit" and "Child Tax Credit:

The only way your wife will qualify either your age is under 17 by the end of the filing year or a full time student under age of 24.

 

If that is the case you and your wife need to file a 1040X for 2017, with the correction amount own plus penalty. 

Edited April 1, 2019 by samuelam

[SJordanS 342]

21 hours ago, Kbgbon said:

I'm in a dilemma.My removal of condition is in few months and I'm trying to gather all required docs.Last year I gave my wife my W2 when she wanted to file tax.With the trust that she did the right thing,I didn't ask for a copy.

 

Fast forward to now,I asked for a copy and to my disbelief,she filed single in the tax and claimed me as her  nephew.The reason been that,she could get more money.

 

Is this rectifiable.I'm more than stunned to see,that she would go to this extent all for refund.

This happened to my neighbor. I will message you privately on what happened and how she cured it as it is too much to post here. 

[SJordanS 342]

22 hours ago, Kbgbon said:

She has all the money to herself.

Do I go to another tax filer or tax office

Yes find a good CPA who can help you from here. Is she willing to return the money and pay whatever fines are attached?

[LionessDeon 2,060]

8 hours ago, Russ&Caro said:

Are you her nephew? If you aren't then it seems strange she chose that designation.

OP stated his wife chose that to get a larger refund.  Hopefully, he's not her nephew calling her wife lol.

[Crazy Cat 39,194]

1 hour ago, LionessDeon said:

OP stated his wife chose that to get a larger refund.  Hopefully, he's not her nephew calling her wife lol.

The only way I can think of the wife obtaining any tax refund increase would require the "nephew" to have a SSN........in which case, she could have received the same benefit by claiming him as "spouse"............this is really weird....and sounds like tax fraud, not some kind of filing "mistake"....

[SJordanS 342]

3 minutes ago, missileman said:

The only way I can think of the wife obtaining any tax refund increase would require the "nephew" to have a SSN........in which case, she could have received the same benefit by claiming him as "spouse"............this is really weird....and sounds like tax fraud, not some kind of filing "mistake"....

Yeah definitely not a mistake...she willfully committed tax fraud. Hes gracious enough to come here for help and seems pretty stunned she would go to this type of extreme just to get a larger refund. How uncomfortable. Sometimes you never know who you are marrying sadly. 

[Kbgbon 0]

5 hours ago, LionessDeon said:

OP stated his wife chose that to get a larger refund.  Hopefully, he's not her nephew calling her wife lol.

She's my wife.She was only interested in larger refund.

Sadly all the money is gone.

[Georgia16 2,858]

10 minutes ago, Kbgbon said:

She's my wife.She was only interested in larger refund.

Sadly all the money is gone.

How did she file the other years?

[milimelo 4,169]

How is she filing this year? Did you give her your 2018 w-2? 

Why doesn’t she give you her w-2 (they’re all out by now), any bank or other 1099 forms and you find a cpa and you file taxes this time - married filing joint of course. 

[Going through 5,668]

I'm curious how your wife reacted when you told her the news about having to get her taxes amended?