can grandparents claim nephew?
My Mother in law has claimed my 15 month old son onher taxes this yera, I Had no idea and she has no idea that I know, the thing is she doesn't take care of my son at all.........never has taken care of him, because I am a stay at home mom. Can she do this? and does she need to obtain his social security number in order to claim him?
please let me know, so i can deal with this accordingly, should I rat her out? or should i warn her for future?
PS: we dont get along
Claim of Dependency Deduction
If more than one person claims a minor as a dependent, the IRS will audit the situation to find out who is entitled to the deduction. Only one deduction will be allowed. It is tracked by Social Security Number, so the IRS will likely deny the deduction or send a letter asking for the number if that was not provided by your mother-in-law.