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    Nov 23, 2008, 11:32 AM
    Tax returns
    Can I claim my child if she is born in December on that years taxes?
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    Nov 24, 2008, 06:28 AM

    Yes.
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    Nov 24, 2008, 10:46 AM
    You can claim the child is she was born on 31 Dec 08 at 11:59:59 P.M.

    As far as the IRS is concerned, if she is alive for one second in 2008, she is your dependent for the entire year!
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