So I am due april 4 07 , can I claim my child on my taxes for this year, if I wait to file until my child is born??
2006-11-14 03:51:23 · 14 answers · asked by sheatzy24 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
You have to wait until the child is born. So no you can't unfortunately. sorry
2006-11-14 03:54:42 · answer #1 · answered by Dana A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The child must be born first. If you could claim an unborn child, just think how many people would do that, then get rid of the child, either through abortion or adoption. You will have to claim the child on next years taxes. Sorry, but congrats also.
2006-11-14 03:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. He has to be born in the filing year to be claimed (next year).
2006-11-14 03:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the child and everything else are claimed on
the ACTUAL year (i.e. January to December)
that they occur.
That is, when you declare your 2007 taxes, you
can declare the events (and your child) on them.
There are exceptions to events that can be claimed
after the year they actually happened, but
children aren't one of them!
Most of them have to do with IRAs, etc.
2006-11-14 04:00:55 · answer #4 · answered by Elana 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, you claim the child in the year it was born in.
2006-11-14 03:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by rustybones 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the child must be born by midnight of December 31 of the year for you to deduct him/her.
But congratulations, and good luck on the rest of your pregnancy.
2006-11-14 18:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No
To claim your child, it would need a SSN. Your child won't get one until he/she is born.
2006-11-14 04:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by sweetie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to wait until the child is born and has a SSN.
2006-11-14 03:59:23 · answer #8 · answered by Michelle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope, a child must have a SSN, for that to happen, it must be born alive.
not all pregnancies end in a live birth, so that's why you cannot claim that
btw, my birthday is april 6, horaaay
2006-11-14 03:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by chapped lips 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
your child has to born. but I don't know every state is different but I'm pretty sure you have to wait till they are born before they count
2006-11-14 03:54:50 · answer #10 · answered by bearcatz_07 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋