Illinois mother unable to claim son on taxes as government claims he’s dead
It’s tax season. — and as any American knows, the process is not always without complications.
For one Illinois mother, however, the process is especially difficult because the federal government insists on having the son she claims. Tax Filing is dead.
Ebony McDaniel, an Elgin resident, told WLS-TV that the strange situation began after the boy’s father died five years ago. Both have a last name but no birth date or first name, and when she went to file her taxes this year, she was rejected with a notice that her son’s Social Security number had been rejected.
“When I file it on my taxes, his social Security The number has been rejected. And it’s rejected because it’s coming across as a death in the system,” McDaniel explained to the local outlet. “To see it dead on paper, it’s gut-wrenching. It’s a feeling no parent should feel.”
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In this photo illustration, a Social Security card sits next to a U.S. Treasury check on Oct. 14, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
As for her son Jackson, he is alive and well, she said.
And, despite several attempts to get Social Security Administration And to prove to the IRS that he is indeed alive, he is given an official document by the government that says his son dies every year.
In addition to completing legal filings, she said she needs the money back to support her son.
“My son, he has autism, so I need the most help,” McDaniel told WLS-TV.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on Thursday, August 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The IRS told McDaniel that the problem was with Social Security and that Social Security claimed the fault was with the IRS.
“That leaves me trying to figure out where do I go? Who do I go to?” He thought.
But, she is not giving up.
“I’m her voice. I’m the person who speaks for her, so I’m going to keep fighting,” said the determined mother.
She also suggested that if the problem is not corrected, it could lead to further complications when her son applies for a job, looks for a mortgage, gets a passport, or does his own taxes. Collects.
Internal Revenue Service 1040 individual income tax forms for 2021 filed in Louisville, Kentucky, US on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Due to pandemic relief programs and rising wages, the size of the refund has increased by almost 25 percent over the previous year in some cases. . (Luke Short/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Separately, Democratic lawmakers have said the COVID-19 pandemic has put pressure on the IRS and passed funding under the 117th Congress for the IRS to hire 87,000 more agents. Republicans, now in control. House of Representatives In the 118th Congress, the IRS has been described as unnecessarily complex and has introduced legislation to eliminate this funding.
“Hard-working Americans deserve an accountable government that works for them, not against them,” Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, said in January. “The IRS should never arm itself against the American taxpayer. Instead, it should focus on providing quality services to taxpayers.”
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He added: “Repealing funding for 87,000 new IRS agents is a huge first step in that direction, and I’m happy to vote ‘yes’ on this legislation!”
Some Republicans are also eyeing a new tax overhaul, which could eliminate the IRS.