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    danielcarrei7 Posts: 17, Reputation: 1
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    Jan 21, 2008, 12:09 PM
    Claiming child
    My boyfriend made more money this year about 40,000 claiming single I made less about 15,000 claiming single who would get more back in taxes claiming the child?
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    Jan 21, 2008, 12:36 PM
    YOU probably would, not because the exemption is worth more to yo, but because YOU would the Earned Income Credit (this assumes that the child is YOU son/daughter).

    He made too much money to get the EIC.
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