Comments on: A New Baby and Tax Breaks

By: Matthew S.

Matthew S. — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:24:40 +0000

You need to call the IRS. After an hour and 50 minutes on the phone with them and being transferred to four different people, they finally admitted that that letter went out in error and I was indeed entitled to the $300. They are intentionally giving people the run around to try and get them to give up and hang up and not have to pay. DON’T !!! Each person I talked to asked me all the same questions about my personal information and my return, told me they would need to put me on hold so they could “check into it” and that I “could be on hold for as long as 30-45 minutes” and here’s the telling question they’ll then ask: ” Do you still want me to look into this?” Everyone of them was hoping I would just give up and go away. The IRS knows there are thousands (maybe tens of thousands) of people that qualify for the extra $300 but they figure it’s in their best interest to deny Line 70 and wait and see who will have the tenacity to fight them for it.
Fight them and don’t give them the satisfaction of screwing the American taxpayer out of what they rightfully deserve under their own tax code laws. This is all a big game to them because they know they can’t be sued for their denying the initial return.
It pains me to see other Americans assisting the federal government in screwing over other Americans. Don’t give up. You are entitled to that $300. Stay on the phone, make a log with the dates, times, and get names, departments, and ID numbers of every person you talk to. DONT” let them try and weasel out of it. DON’T !!!

By: H

Sun, 17 May 2009 04:04:04 +0000

I have also received the same letter from IRS that we can’t get $300 for our baby born in 2008. If IRS is correct then TurboTax must be wrong. Anyone can help?

By: Matthew S.

Matthew S. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:17:07 +0000

Turbo Tax said I qualified for an additional $300 because we had a child that was born in 2008 (1040 Line 70), but I received my rebate check today for $300 less than I was supposed to get along with a letter stating “There was an error on your 2008 Federal Income Tax Return” and they changed the amount of the recovery rebate credit I claimed on line 70 because the amount entered was computed incorrectly. Everything I’ve read says we should have received an additional $300 in our refund, but the IRS rejected it. Someones not telling the truth. Which one isn’t? Turbo Tax or the Feds?

By: TurboTaxLee

TurboTaxLee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:00:29 +0000

Hi Stephenie, Go to Turbotax http://turbotax.intuit.com/ and let it walk you through the return. Start with the Free Edition. For most simple returns, you won't have to upgrade to a different version. If you haven't lived with your spouse for the last 6 months of 2008 and you provide more than half the cost of your home, and their is no legal separation decree that says your spouse can take the child as a dependent, then you can file as head of household and take the child as your dependent. Whoa! That was a long sentence. So get going. Depending on your income you may qualify for earned income credit. Also you can get a credit for your child care expenses.

By: Stephenie

Stephenie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:22:59 +0000

I had a baby last year. This is my first time filing taxes alone. I don’t know how to do it. I am married but have been seperated for over a year. Please help me. Stephenie