2007-12-02 02:47:52 · 8 answers · asked by happypanda4life 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
No, it's 6 months OR the time she was alive during the year, not counting hospital time, so if she was born in the second half of the year but has lived in your home the entire time since she got out of the hospital, you can claim her for the year. Even if she was born on 12/31 and was still in the hospital at year end, you could still claim her.
2007-12-02 04:29:03 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. A baby that leaves in the same person's home from its birth until the end of the year is considered (for income tax purposes only) to have lived there the entire year that it was born, including the time before it was born.
2007-12-02 14:16:02 · answer #2 · answered by StephenWeinstein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The year a child is born, as long as the child lives with you since birth, the child is considered to live with you for 12 months.
So when you do your federal or state taxes, indicate that the child lived with you for 12 months.
2007-12-02 12:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by ninasgramma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's good to go on your taxes already. The tax return will be a big help.
Imagine how irritated I was to have 2 kids in January. We really could have used that money, if only they were born a little earlier.
2007-12-02 10:56:18 · answer #4 · answered by airjarrod 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, as long as a child is born by 12/31 he counts for the whole year.
2007-12-02 10:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by Knightly 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as she was born during the year, you can claim her on your taxes.
Congratulations by the way -- kids are just the best!
2007-12-02 10:55:31 · answer #6 · answered by Vera C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Not if your the actual parent and she was born before Jan.1st
2007-12-02 10:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by DMW 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i am not mistaken as long as she was born before the end of th year you can claim her.
2007-12-02 10:51:58 · answer #8 · answered by butterfly02012001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋