This is the first year that I have received alimony? Does anyone know what paperwork I will need to file taxes
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You should receive some type of documentation stating how much you received in alimony throughout the year. Then, unfortunately, you have to claim that money as income.
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It all depends on how you formed your business.\n\nIf it is something you did yourself, as a sole proprietor, and you are the only one working with the business then you really don't need to do anything further than reporting the income and expenses on your schedule C.\n\nIf you had formed a legal partnership or corporation you will need to file the appropriate tax form each year.\n\nAND if you have anyone else working for you, especially non-family, you need to get yourself a FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number), withhold payroll and income taxes, register with the state and pay both levels of unemployment (depending on the state).  If you have reached this level of complexity, I would contact a CPA or other bookkeeping firm that can get you on track.\n\nLike to self read?  There is plenty of information at the IRS website.  :)  Good luck!!
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Talk to your divorce attorney.  It is a simple matter of filing the paperwork.
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Go to an accounting service and ask. You're going to have to get one anyway. He or she will set you up with a package.\nMine was $800 up-front to incorporate with her sevices and $300 a month after that. It was well worth it and saved my butt many times.
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Certainly the human resources officer where you work can provide some information for you. The tax situation could be the most serious so make and follow a plan to settled that immediately.  Get a notebook. Write your name and the date on the first page. Skip the next two or three pages. Then list each activity, bill or account that needs to be settled on a page by itself. Include the account information like the person to contact, the phone number, address, interest rate and the amount that is owed, and when it is due for each one. Set a time to find the resources (people or organizations) that are available to assist with resolving each one. When you complete paying an account, put a big x on it's page. Turn to the pages that you skipped and write the name and the date that it was completely settled on one line. Keep working on this consistently until you have all the pages with X's on them and the list of completed accounts and dates listed on the pages that were skipped for this purpose. Good luck...
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First of all, H & R Block makes lots of mistakes, so be careful and double check anything they tell you.  Even the IRS gives out bad answers, so always get a second opinion on anything that is questionable.\n\nIf your divorce decree spells it out, then you are the one who gets to claim him.  Your husband will get in trouble with the IRS, not you, even if it does inconvenience you by having them audit your return.  But if your divorce decree doesn't specifiy who gets to claim him, then who ever provides over half of his support during the year is allowed to claim him.  Support means housing, food, clothing, medical care, educational costs.  You should keep track of those expenses.  Does your ex pay child support?  If your son lived with him for 7 months or he paid child support for a year, then he could be allowed to claim him as a dependent, assuming the divorce decree does not specify which parent gets to claim your son.\n\nMy advice is in the future when you are sending in your tax return attach a copy of the divorce decree, highlighting the area where it says you are the one allowed the deduction.  You will have to file by mail, but it could answer any questions the IRS has and won't delay the return as long as it would should they have to request the info from you.
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You can request a free print-out of your year 2000 - 1040 form from the IRS.  If you require copies of the attachments there is a fee.  I believe it is in the neighborhood of $40.00\n\nYou can also call the IRS and discuss your questions with an IRS representative.  You will only be entitled to ask questions about your own tax form.  So, if you filed 'married filing jointly' make sure your spouse is with you when you call.
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Telephone the INS to see ALL that will be necessary to achieve what you want. If they require documents that you don't have copies for (i.e joint tax return), then start calling the agencies that you sent them to. IRS is pretty good about answering your questions and sending copies, although good luck with INS. Be sure you have a pen and paper ready before you start and write down dates, times and names of people you spoke with, as well as what they told you. Keep a record of EVERYTHING. ALWAYS. FOREVER and EVER. especially if you are working toward citizenship. If you can't get satisfaction, then have your wife call her congressman.
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Yes.  Alimony is ordered by the court.  It only ends if she gets remarried.  If you want a modification, you should file for a hearing before the court for a review.
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It depends on who filed first.  If you filed first, then your court date is first.  Have your lawyer talk to hers, let them sort out the legal details.\n\nEither way, you're getting your divorce, which is a good thing.
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The IRS says you are either married or you're not.  So for their purposes your friend was married at the end of tax year 2005.  However that doesn't mean that he MUST claim his wife, only that the option is available.  The can each file as "Married filing Separately" and each can claim themselves.  It might be better for them to agree to file jointly since they would probably pay less tax that way.  If they aren't on speaking terms this option is most likely out.
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If you can claim her she probably just needs to fill out a 1040EZ.  There is a spot on their to check if someone else is claiming you.
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Go to your state's Department of Labor.  Any job you've held and paid taxes at will be on file at their office.
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My wife passed away last year so when I was competing my Form 1040 I found no distinctive information on how to claim her for last year so I called IRS. A woman explained exactly what I was to do and accomplished just that on the form in front of me while conversing.\nThree to four weeks later I received my refund check and it had my name and my wife's name on the check. The following day I called IRS to inquire what I should do to get the check re-issued in my name only. After 2 1/2 to 3 hours trying to get thru to a real person at IRS I finally found some other office out-side of IRS who finally transfered me to an IRS attorney. She informed me to complete a special form and return it along with the check. Both times I asked the individuals if I should include a Death Certificate and was told that it wasn't necessary.  I downloaded the form from the net and returned it with the check as directed.\nSome three weeks later I got a letter and another form to complete with instructions to include a Death Certificate and also instructions to notify Social Security which I had already accomplish after my wife's death.\n I originally submitted my taxes in early February and finally got my refund in late May. Need I say more?
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Seek the advice of a local CPA.  Besides the taxes that are due, you'll have to pay interest and penalties.  If you haven'te made a lot of money, it might not be too painful for you. \n\nListen to your wife and make sure you file a tax return every year from now on!
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take a look at the irs.gov site\nspecifically this url\nhttp://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html\n\nif you follow the IRS rules, usually you will be OK, your state will often have similar guides\n\ndo not let yourself get behind in paying payroll taxes.. they don't go away in bankruptcy (hope that doesn't happen, but can occur)\n\nbe organized from the start.. keep your receipts.. keep a milage log is you use your car.. it will make tax prep easier for you or your accountant.\n\nalso, your cell phone is a deductible item, but the IRS is getting a bit tougher on this.. so keep a log of usage as well .. also, make sure your business cards have your cell phone number on them.. \n\nwritten records are required.. if you get audited and don't have them the IRS can throw them out ..
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If you are a single individual this is simple.\n\nYou may find someone in your company's personnel or payroll office that can advise you, but if your situation is unusual you should see a tax preparer or IRS adviser. \n\nIf you are a single person with no dependents claim Single and 1. If you do this you will have no significant refund or added tax to pay with next year's tax return. If this applies to you, you do not have to read any further.\n\nDo you want to use your withholding tax as a savings account? - only a strategy for those who can't save. If so, claim your actual status and fewer than allowed exemptions, for example, S-0, Single and zero.\n\nIf not, then take one exemption for each person that will be included on your tax return as a dependent, and one each for you and your spouse. \n\nIn addition, if you own a home with a significant mortgage, which when combined with state taxes, real estate taxes, personal property taxes, charitable contributions, and other itemized deductions will exceed the standard deduction, you may want to add an additional exemption to your W-4.  \n\nThe exemption allowance for 2006 is $3300 and the standard deduction is $5150 for Single and Married Filing Separately, $7550 for Head of Household, and $10300 for married Filing Jointly.\n\nSo if you're a married person with two children, a wife, who does not work outside the home, and you have a mortgage and other itemized deductions totalling more than $13,600 ($10,300 + $3,300) you are permitted to claim  Married and 5. [Spouses (2) Children (2) and deductible expenses exceeding the standard deduction (1)]\n\nThis strategy may only be used by one spouse of a married couple when they both work. They should also adjust their withholding when their combined earnings will place them in a tax bracket that charges a higher tax rate than either of their individual tax brackets would.