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Question: I bought my mom a car as a gift, although it was titled in her name. Can I deduct the sales tax on my taxes?

I made the check payable to the dealer for the amount of the car; however, the dealer listed her as the “buyer” on all the paperwork. She does not itemize, so the sales tax deduction is worthless to her. It’s a gift to her either way, but could I construe the gift as being the car (since I made the check payable to the dealer) versus the money?

Answer: Had you bought the car in your name and then gifted it, you would have a deduction. It sounds however that you gifted the deduction to her.
The result may be true, but it also seems unfair as a result of a technicality.
You may a case for claiming the deduction, but it isn’t a strong one. You could try, and if you get examined, just cave in. If you don’t get examined, then you win.
The above advice is solely because I think you have a case. Otherwise, I would not recommend it. Just so you understand I’m not trying to cross any lines, just resolving doubt in your favor.

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Married couples who are separating generally ask two most common questions frequently. These questions are “How much child support will I have to pay?” and “How much child support will I receive?” In order to help answer these questions, the Florida child support calculator was created. However, one should remember that these calculators are only for information and educational purposes only.

This is because the amount of the child support, a judge may order for a particular case of separation or divorce may be different from the amount that may be estimated by the calculator. Generally, while using these calculators, it is assumed that all the dependent children will primarily live with only one parent. If there is a joint physical custody or split custody of the children, then the help of the calculator cannot be taken. Also these calculators do not take into account any adjustments that may be possible for the children who are not subject to the custody order, but are living with one of the parent’s all the same.

Therefore all these factors as well as others may totally affect a child support order issued by a court. So for most of the time these calculators will assume that all the children shall primarily and actually stay and live with only one parent. As a matter of fact, calculation of child support in Florida is always based on the income of both the parents. Expenses that have been made or may be made in future, do not affect the calculation of the support amount. However, exceptions are made, when there are reductions based on other children you support, medical expenses of the concerned party who has to make the payment and other expenses that are made, or to be made under extraordinary circumstances.

With these exceptions, you are bound to pay the amount that has been calculated as per the standard Florida guidelines. While assuming the income that will be used to calculate the payment of the child support by the Florida child support calculator, the amount of income that will remain after taking out the alimony amount, will be taken into account.

Therefore alimony payments made will also reduce the amount of child support.

While calculating the income, only the income of the parents is taken for calculating purposes. Child support can also be modified to an extent. This happens whenever the income changes. In such cases the child support has to be recalculated and modified accordingly.

In accordance to the rules, you are allowed to file for a modification, whenever child support would change by $50 or by 15%. For using the calculator, you have to press the calculator tab and then calculate how much basic child support will be for each parent.

While calculating the child support, the court has to take many factors into consideration, for example:

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Unless Congress acts soon, almost all of the “Bush tax cuts” and credits that were enacted in 2001 and 2003 will expire at the end of this year. Most financial analysts and Washington insiders say they don’t expect that to happen. But if it does, you — the American taxpayer — are in for a tax hike. A big one.

When there is a divorce or paternity case, the support to the given to the child or children by the parents is the most important issue. The main issues that are decided are the amount of money that the non residential parent will pay for the child support, which is decided after the custody, property division, and alimony that has awarded. In Florida, child support is decided on the ratio of the combined incomes of the parents which means the more both of you earn, the more both of you have to pay.

After careful hearing of both the parties, the court may order either parent to pay child support during and after the dissolution of the marriage proceeding in an equitable amount, which is based on the nature and circumstances of the case. Florida child support is typically calculated by using a Child Support Worksheet (the formula is called the “Child Support Guidelines which takes into account both parents’ income). The worksheet is used to generate an appropriate Florida child support obligation that has to be borne in accordance to both the spouse’s income and also taking into consideration other factors such as taxes to be paid, health insurance premium to be paid and other obligatory expenses.

Using figures arrived at after the calculation and taking this amount at the baseline, the judge can deviate up or down by 5 percent without any findings or more than 5 percent after making specific findings to justify the deviation. This means that additional support may be awarded if the child is already attending private school tuition or has a serious medical condition. The judge may also appoint a guardian to help manage the child’s financial interests generally through a trust fund if the paying parent has a very income and the amount of the support greatly exceeds the needs of the child. This is done mostly by trust funds.

A parent in Florida has to pay the money for child support and he or she cannot waive the child support under any circumstances. Just because both the parents have equal visitation or custody schedule and rights it does not mean that neither party will pay child support. Child Support Guidelines is compulsory and will always have to be calculated in all case s involving children. Due to the strict guidelines and rules the judge cannot deviate from the child support amount that has been calculated in accordance to the guidelines.

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