if i have a baby on jan 13 of 2007 can i claim him on my taxes for 2006 since its b4 the due date?

Answer 1

The baby's due date is irrelevant. The *only* thing that matters is the actual date of birth. If your baby is born at 11:59 pm on 31 December, he can be declared on your 2006 tax form. If 2 minutes later, the answer is no.

Answer 2

My friend just had a similar situation this past year. The due date was Jan. 2, but the baby was born on Dec. 30.

They were able to claim it on this year's tax return, but only because he was born before Jan. 1.

If you baby is born after midnight on Dec. 31, you will have to wait a year.

As for the person who said you have to show support for at least 6 months, I think that is in the case of a child changing custody.

Good luck and congrats on your baby!

Answer 3

No you can't. If your baby is born in January 2007 you can claim for 2007 taxes. Even if your baby is born in December 2006 you still can't claim for 2006. For whatever day your baby is born it has to be in this world for more than six months of the calendar year for you to claim for that year.

Answer 4

no because the child was not alive (independent from you) during 2006 so you did not provide for this child (independently). The kicker is that if you were to have this child on December 31, 2006 you could claim the child for the entire year when you still did not provide for the child during 2006. Doesn't make sense does it? But it worked out to my benefit as both of my children were born late in year (Dec. and Nov). :O)

Answer 5

No, IRS won't let you do that. IRS goes by calendar year. If your baby is born at the end of year 2006, then you can claim. If the baby is born in 2007, then you can claim him/her on the 2007 tax return.

Answer 6

Sadly no. My husband and I had the same experience. Our son was born on January 3 of this year (so close) and we were hoping that we could claim him on our taxes. We couldn't and ended up paying. Well at least we can claim him next year.

If January 13 is your actual due date, I wouldn't worry about it yet. Who knows? Your child may be born in late December. I had a similar due date with our son and he was born about 2 weeks before. Good luck!

Answer 7

The child has to be be born on or before December 31, 2006 in order to claim him/her on your taxes. The child DOES NOT have to live with you for 6 months if the child has not been alive for 6 months but they did have to be born in 2006.

Quoted from IRS.gov

My son was born on December 31st. Can I claim him as a dependent? If so, will he be also qualified for the Child Tax Credit?

If your child was born alive during the year, and the exemption tests are met, you may take the full exemption. You may be entitled to a Child Tax Credit for him. Please refer to Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction and Filing Information. Please Refer to the Form 1040 Instructions for information about the Child Tax Credit.
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq2-3.html

Death or birth of child. A child who was born or died during the year is treated as having lived with you all year if your home was the child's home the entire time he or she was alive during the year. The same is true if the child lived with you all year except for any required hospital stay following birth.
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p501/ar02.html#d0e3613

Answer 8

Nope, your baby has to be born in 2006 in order for you to claim him on your 2006 taxes.

Answer 9

No, it has to be born before on on Dec 31, 2006. But you must have the social security number to file too.

Answer 10

no because the baby has to be born before dec 31 of 2006