The problem is i didn't keep my records for 1993. I know I filed because I was a single parent then and expected and received a child care tax credit.
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You need to call the IRS and get a copy of your transcript for 1993.  If you filed, you'll have the proof.  If you didn't, then you'll have to file--and pay the penalties and late fees.
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Yes, he could still be accountable for child support, but there are issues in your case.\n\nFirst of all, you can't file.  Only your mother could file.  She's the one who might be owed child support.\n\nSecond of all, did you mother ever file for child support?  Did she do this before you were 18 years old?  If she never filed, there is no court order for child support, and therefore your father doesn't owe anything.  \n\nIf she did file, he would only owe from the date that the request for child support was filed, and would only owe until you were 18 or graduated from high school.  It's too late to file now, since you are now a legal adult.\n\nYour mother's lawyer in the divorce screwed up.  Since she was pregnant, the divorce should not have been finalized until after you were born.  Since you were conceived during the divorce, you are considered the legal child of your mother's husband at the time, and that's why his name was on your birth certificate.\n\nNow, don't be offended at this question, but it's something to think about.  Could you possibly have a different father?  Perhaps that's why mother never went after your legal father for child support.
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Try using last years Federal Income Tax return.  If you claimed her as a dependent, you had to have put the number on your 1040.
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The answer may surprise you. Seven years was usually considered enough for almost any record. That said, a nonprofit with a federal government contract was recently penalized hundreds-of-thousands of dollars when the feds came to do an audit of their contract 10 years later and no records existed. I don't know how that resolved. If they were smart they hired a good lawyer and fought hard.\n\nThe bottom-line, it has put those of us wih government contracts on notice to re-examine our retention policies and with no clear guidelines to work with. Note, however, that some contracts will state retention requirements explicitly.
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#1. how long did you work for this new job? if it was under three months, unemployment probably hasn't gotten your info yet. employers are only obligated to report quarterly. \n#2. over three months, do you have your pay stubs? were taxes deducted? did they make you fill out a W-4 form when you started working for them? - If "yes" go to the IRS and tell them the sittuation since you probably won't be getting a w2 from them at tax time either\n#3. call them and tell them that you want a record of your disciplinary actions such as write ups and repremands. If they refuse, got to the labor board and see what kind of troule you can cause for them there by finding an intake manager and telling your whole story again\n\n\ngood luck
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When you pay a babysitter (who is not your spouse, parent of the child, dependent, or one of your children under 19) or a child care center to watch your dependent children who are under 13 because you work or are going to school or are looking for work, then the amount you pay may give you a credit on your tax return called a Child Tax Credit.  If you are married and your spouse doesn't work, then you won't get the credit.\n\nThe amount of credit depends on how many children, how much you paid, your tax liability, and your adjusted gross income.  You definitely don't "get all the money back", but you can get a substantial amount back.  It never hurts to apply for the credit.\n\nOne big thing you need is the name of the care provider, their SSN or EIN (if they are a business), and their address.  You can still file for the credit if they refuse to give you their SSN, but it is much easier if you get their SSN.  Why do you need all of this?  Whatever you tell the IRS you paid the babysitter, the babysitter will have to claim as income on their return.  If their numbers they report to the IRS are different than what you report, the IRS will send out letters asking for the correct number.  It is for this reason that many of my clients refuse to report the payments.  That is unfortunately because regardless if you tell the IRS you paid someone for daycare, it is the responsibility for the baby sitter to claim the income.  Not doing so is fraud.  Tax avoidance on your "first job" is not a good way to start a life.  Besides, depending on other factors in the babysitter's life, their tax burden may be very low.  The income, in some cases, may actually qualify them for so much tax credit that they not only end up not owing the IRS any money, they get money back from the IRS.  Why?  If they have children of their own, the Earned Income Credit can more than offset SE taxes and income taxes.\n\nBottom line is, go ahead and claim the credit.  Make sure your baby sitter knows what you are doing and make sure they know that they may need to claim that income on their own return.  They may not have to file if the amount is small, but that is their concern, not your.\n\nGood luck!
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You don't say when are where you worked there. Companies are only required to keep records for a limited period of time. The best way to prove you worked somewhere is to keep copies of your tax returns and W2's. Keep them forever!
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You should not have filed on your own, because they are able to claim you as a dependent, you are not entitled to claim yourself.\n\nMoreover, they're probably able to take better advantage of the exemption than you can.  In addition to possibly being able to claim either a hope or lifetime learning education credit.
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i would try to get a court order to look at birth records you might not need one i think after a certain amount of time these records have to become public records.\ntry city hall or your local hall of records i am sure you will find something. also becareful what you wish for and keep an open mind hope all turns out ok
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I think you have been misinformed, All you should have to submit is your past three years tax statements along with an affidavit of support showing that you earned enough money to support yourself and your family, Immigration goes by the poverty guidlines for the amount of people in your family and the poverty guidline is pretty low. I think you need to go back to the Department of Immigration web site and do a little more reading on the subject or call the immigration service center and ask for help.
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Whichever tax service you used will have the information you lost... So just go back there and explain what happned.. They should have copies of your information...\n\nSincerely,\nNeptunedream33
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I think they're looking for liens and tax problems.  I had TERRIBLE credit following a layoff and have never have any problems. Banks are a little different because they have to bond you, but I think you can relax.
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Just contact the IRS and explain your situation to them and they will send you the forms you need to fill out for those years!   Good Luck!\n\nhttp://www.irs.gov
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I had one year that my taxes sent in the mail apparently got lost. I only had about $12.oo coming back, so I paid no attention to it. Nothing came of it until 5 years later. The IRS sent me a notice saying they never received it. That with penalties and interest I OWED THEM over $48,000.oo!\nI had to get an attorney.....ended up costing me around $11,000.oo.
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Think after 3 years you cannot claim any deductions/exemptions to be sure check with a CPA\n" You have three years from the original due date of the return to file a return and still claim a tax refund. Your three-year period for getting a refund expired on April 15th, 2002.
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well let me ask you this. did you pay the $100 fee ? if not that's why it was sent to collections. but if you payed the $100 by check. go to your back and have them pull up the check off of micro film and request a copy of it and dispute this w/ the 3 credit places by mail and send them a copy of your copy and keep records of all of this.
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this is a new ?? to me.  go visit the irs website and see if they can help.\ngood luck