I have shared custody with offset child support. Can I use tax software (eg. QuickTax), or is too complicated and I need to see an accountant? I want to get the dependent credit, UCCB, child after 1994 etc. correct of course.
I have shared custody and I've used TurboTax successfully. The main thing I had be careful of is that the software automatically maximizes all your deductions and credits once you tell it you have a child, so if you have agreements about who gets to claim what deduction when (e.g. if the parents alternate years claiming the dependent deduction), you'll need to go back and manually change the deductions so you're only claiming those deductions you and your ex have agreed you will claim.
