how do i file taxes?

[blake]

ok its tax time and i have a question. i only recived a 3000 check from my employer when i was fired and i have my son to claim. how will i file this year being my first year married too. should i claim him seeing thats all i made this year that can be taxed? and will i do well with a return seeing i didnt make much at all this year because comp u dont pay taxes? does anyone know what i should do?

[jayne]

we went to a tax pro to get ours done....you can go online and file for free and they can walk you thru it.....you will most likely get earned income credit...did your wife work?

[blake]

she did yes but the thing is she hasnt filed in 2 years so we dont know what will happen with that. just wanna make sure we get something back this year thats why i wasnt sure if i would be better not filing joint

[jayne]

I believe you need a pro at taxes

[blake]

ok thank you

[Bad Boy Bad Boy]

Blake, instead of playing hanky/panky with the IRS, you need to get your wife to file her taxes, and get that straightened out. That is a must do. A tax pro can help. Then a tax pro will let you and your wife know on how to properly file. If your wife Spouse has to pay taxes or penalties, it might be good to just file joint, and suck it up from there. But, as said, only a person working on your taxes can provide the best information.

[inpainokla]

blake me and my wife were in a simaler situation one year where money was really tight and it would benefit us both by me filing single and head of household bc she would owe taxes and by filing that way we got more money that our family desperatley needed..so i say if money is tight do whats best for your family unless shes way behind on taxes i dought they will come looking for her or her money and maybe next year when the econemy is beter and your finacial situation is better then do what you need to do...take care

[freebird]

The IRS will eventually catch you. Then you could be subjected to penalties and or fines for not filing previous years. Possibly jailtime because this is Federal.

Personally,I would find a different way to get some income because the interest rate on this could be high.

Do the right thing and get you a pro.

[inpainokla]

i file using turbo tax..blake they have software for simple taxes or complicated and ive always gotten alot back

[bagpussinamerica]

Same happened with me. But I was separated at the time. I filed head of household, with daughter. Got earned income credit. I did file using TurboTax as well. Easy.