Does anyone with credits have the 846 code?

[Tish]

Does anyone with EIC, ACTC have the 846 code on their transcript?

[ImHere]

Then there is nothing wrong, you guys file joint right?

[Skittlez]

So yeah in the first part of the paragraph it says I am married filing hoh

[ImHere]

Are you married and filling head of house?

[Skittlez]

Ok so I must say this. I have been filing Hoh for 12 full years and am married. My husband and I are not divorced but have not dwelled together longer than 2 months out of any year and I have never had a problem. I only check hoh u can’t single and hoh so wtf ?

[Tish]

Thanks negasonic teenage warhead. I see that (Im here) was not gonna let this thing go. 😂😂😂😂

Im here I do understand what you’re saying though!! Ill deal with it next year. I’m rolling with the Path for now!!!

[negasonic teenage warhead]

I dont think you can file single and head of household just one or the other

[ImHere]

I would double check because I did read it and though it indicated you can the wording is key here. Also regardless if you file Single and Head of house its still an incorrect return either way also im sure some aspect of proving it will come into play here.

[negasonic teenage warhead]

Married taxpayers may be eligible to file using the head of household filing status rather than separate married returns if their spouses did not live with them during the last six months of the year.
Additionally, your home must have been your child’s primary residence for more than half the year or another dependent for the entire year. You must have paid for more than half the cost of maintaining your household. Here’s what the IRS has to say on this topic:

“You may be able to choose head of household filing status if you live apart from your spouse, and meet certain tests…. This can apply to you even if you are not divorced or legally separated. If you qualify to file as head of household, instead of as married filing separately, your tax may be lower, you may be able to claim the earned income credit and certain other credits, and your standard deduction will be higher. The head of household filing status allows you to choose the standard deduction even if your spouse chooses to itemize deductions” (From the married filing separately section of Publication 501,irs)
https://www.thebalance.com/married-filing-separately-3193041

[ImHere]

Separated in legal terms means not living apart there has to be action by a court…people have the false thought that when they break up in a marriage its like boyfriend/girlfriend however you are legally one person and have to be legally separated no matter the living arrangement.

[ImHere]

The IRS considers you married for the entire tax year when you have no separation maintenance decree by the final day of the year. If you are married by IRS standards, you can only choose “married filing jointly” or “married filing separately” status. You cannot file as “single” or “head of household.”

[ImHere]

I will say odds are you will get the refund with the credit because he filled single, id double check with him also though because if he filled married but separate then your for sure going to be found out.

If he did go with the single then just be prepared that over the next few years they will catch you, however you also have an option of filling a amended return also.

Double check me on the IRS site.

[Tish]

I agree. I did a little reading and you can file hoh if you were separated the last 6 months of the year. I think the only mistake I made was saying that i was single instead of married. If i had done married filing separately it would given me hoh as long as he didnt live there for the last 6 months but it says that the standard deduction would have been lower.

[ImHere]

I wanted you to know what you might be in for because people on here get a tad bit into the refund aspect but not many really talk about the detail and there are people who think that if you have the kids and are separated that you can files as HOA Single even though you cant.

[Tish]

Ok gotcha!

[ImHere]

Yes they can, your legally not an a person that is single because you entered into a marriage contract that binds the two of you and thus you are legally one person. Though you claimed head of house that does not mitigate the fact that your legally one person or a union and that’s why there is a section for married but filling separate.

Also it is very clear by the IRS you can not get credits in this situation…consider it intensive to stay together. Only when you are actually divorced are you a single individual again because the union has been dissolved. Living together or not has no reflection in this because again your in a contractual union binding the two of you.

As I said you may still get the credits and refund you also may be hurt by that action later because your legally married and it usually takes two years for the IRS to double check everything…But they will.

If they catch you they will consider it a abuse of the credit and they will ask you to pay it back as well with interest. That’s not the worst though, they will ban you from claiming the credits for a number of years.

[Tish]

@im here. I filed head of the household since we did not live together for over 6 months. I think he filed single where he lives. We had no intentions of filing jointly since he has offsets anyway. Can the irs even tell if you’re married?
It could be a number of reasons for the name change.

[ImHere]

The IRS may issue you the credit however you may have to pay it back but double check me and of course i dont know if your married or divorced as of yet.

[ImHere]

If your legally married but separated neither of you can claim the tax credit, also you cant claim being single if your in the process of being divorced.

[Tish]

@imhere No…that wasnt me. I posted that i had gotten married and my name changed but we are now separated. I was worried that i would have to id verify but i have since gotten transcripts and path message this morning.

[ImHere]

Tish didn’t you post about how your separated and your worried your husband was claiming the credits as well?

[Bryan]

CTC, AOC filed/accepted 2/4 DDD 2/14/18 cycle code 20180605

[JenK]

@skittlez No, I didn’t do the IJS because his is for child support and I’d rather just have it pulled. It’s a small amount.

Also, I updated overnight to the PATH message on WMR.

The codes on the transcripts are the same, but the WMR update is new.

[Skittlez]

20180605 is 2/08/18 cycle date?

[Skittlez]

@JenK no injured spouse form?

[JenK]

Filed: 1/21
Accepted: 1/22
EITC/ACTC
Name change (marriage) 7/2017
Offset (husband, child support, $1k)
Cycle code: 20180605 (which would be 2/14)
Processing Date: 02/26/2018

My return was accepted, and one bar appeared 1/25. Bar disappeared to the big “We are still processing your return” message and transcripts showed nothing (Account transcript, return transcript, etc) until today (2/9).

With the big update, I still show the “We are still processing your return”, but transcripts show all credits applied, NO 846. My last name has been updated in the IRS online account, which previously had not been updated.

My account balance for the year (at the top of Account Transcript) is -$xxxx.xx, the amount of my refund.

I looked through the past four years, and until last year’s PATH Act enforcement, my return always was sent on the processing date. Last year, however, my Cycle Code was for 20170505/Processing 02-20-2017. I had one tiny offset ($250 for a prior miscalculation). My refund was issued 2-23-2017.

Years before, it was issued on the cycle code date consistently.

I’ll update when I see an 846 code, or a DDD shows. Additionally, if I see the code for transferring account credits out for the Offset, I’ll update as well.

[brideofchaotica2]

No 846 for me yet. Following to see if anyone with these credits does have 846 though!

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