the baby only lived for a day but a social security number was issued along with the birth certifacate. we tried to claim him but not we need to show proof that we cared for him for 6 months how can we do that?
2007-05-14 13:40:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
I hope none of these retards do their own taxes! Because not one of these people have it right!
You most certainly can claim your child on your tax return.
As long as the child lived at all in 2006, even if just for a moment, he would still qualify.
Publication 501 and your 1040 tax booklet says it all.
You should send in a copy of the birth and death certificate. That should be more than enough proof for the IRS.
2007-05-14 14:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by Celeste 6 · 9⤊ 2⤋
on your mothers and fathers to be waiting to declare you, you will desire to have made below $3500 and your mothers and fathers would desire to have provided better than a million/2 of your help. help includes nutrition, outfits, housing, training, and so on. for the year. You have been on your man or woman for some months, and consisting of your boyfriend for some months. you besides would acquire state help and new child help. Did your mothers and fathers out-help all those issues? it form of feels the question hinges on those 2 factors. on your little ones, there are IRS tiebreaker regulations. till you're ineligible to declare your little ones considering which you're a based, even however you and your mothers and fathers might the two qualify to take their dependency, you have the tiebreaker better declare If the two you and your mothers and fathers claimed you and the little ones, that's how the IRS may well be certain who has the better declare. in the event that they coach which you gained better than $3500 from their earnings information, they're going to immediately disallow your mothers and fathers (in case you probably did no longer, it gets extra complicated). additionally they're going to look into total help; did they assist you better than 50%? Did you help your little ones better than 50%? and so on.
2017-01-09 21:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by madson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please ignore the insensitive a$$holes at the top of the responses. They are MORONS of the worst type -- spewing misinformation in a completely uncaring way.
Yes, you can claim a child who was born live even if they only lived for a moment. A child born during the year does not need to meet the 6 month test; you do not need to prove the 6 month test for the year of birth. A copy of the birth and death certificates is all you will need if the IRS questions the exemption claim.
My condolences on your loss.
2007-05-14 20:01:33 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
A child that is born in a year can be taken as a dependent for said year; also is considered to have lived with you for 12 months. Just insert 12 months and go on with life.
2007-05-15 02:45:34 · answer #4 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, you can claim the child. IRS publication 17, page 29. This does not hold true for a stillborn child, but does for one born alive, even if only for a moment.
My condolences and sympathies go out to you both.
2007-05-14 18:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
So sorry for your loss.
As long as the baby was born alive, you can claim him on your tax return. No, you don't have to have cared for him for six months since he wasn't alive that long - the rule that the child lived with you for over half the year for you to claim the exemption is only for children who were alive all year.
Most of the answers given here are WRONG, and many of those are pretty obnoxious and uncaring.
2007-05-14 15:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 7⤊ 4⤋
I don't know where you live, but in NY you can. My neice was born and died minutes later and they were allowed to claim her on taxes. I'm sorry for your loss.
2007-05-14 13:45:06 · answer #7 · answered by eizus28 7 · 5⤊ 3⤋
I think you should be able to. But if you have to prove you cared for it for 6 months...you would need medical bills/documents of some sort, which obviously you cannot get. So, i wouldn't try. Its not worth it.
2007-05-14 13:51:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 7⤋
I would assume that since you DID NOT care for him for 6 months, you can't prove it.
2007-05-14 13:48:47 · answer #9 · answered by duh 1 · 1⤊ 7⤋
You cannot claim a dependent if the person is NOT living? Sorry? :-( You can visit your social security office for assistance or seek advice from your tax professional. GOOD LUCK! :-)
2007-05-14 13:43:20 · answer #10 · answered by JEDI MASTER YODA 4 · 0⤊ 12⤋