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Divorced last year, a couple of basic questions
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Divorce final prior to end of 2007.
Who claims the state refund as income for last year?
XH signed a quick claim deed on the primary residence. Is he entitled to claim a portion of the interest or property taxes paid last year?
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Avaya
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(Carpal \'Tunnel)
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02/11/08 03:04 PM
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Re: Divorced last year, a couple of basic questions
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If the mortgage was paid from joint funds all year, I think you should split it evenly. If only one worked, then I think that one should get all of it. Otherwise, it should be split proportionately based on who paid it.
As for the state refund, since you probably shared it, then I think you should split it evenly.
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Re: Divorced last year, a couple of basic questions
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That makes sense. How do we file though, when the documentation doesn't break it out in that manner? There's only one copy of the tax refund from the state, etc.
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Avaya
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(Carpal \'Tunnel)
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02/11/08 05:14 PM
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Re: Divorced last year, a couple of basic questions
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Typically that will be on a 1099 with "his" SSN. So he would put all of it on his return and on the next line, he would put "Nomineed to ###-##-####(her ssn)" and then she would put just that portion nomineed to her on her return as income. Same thing with any shared interest income and morgtage interest expense.
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