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FAQ - IRS Procedures > Notices & Letters

I received a letter from the IRS indicating that due to my misprint of my daughter's social security number,...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My daughter was born at the end of the year. We are still waiting for a social security number. Can I send...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

Can a court order determine who may claim a dependency exemption for a child? Does the court order supersede...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

If you pay child support, are you allowed to deduct anything on your taxes or claim the child as an exemption?...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

I am adopting a child and do not yet have a social security number for the child. How can I claim the exemption...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

If I claim my daughter as a dependent because she is a full-time college student, can she claim herself as...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My husband and I were separated the last 11 months of the year and our two children lived with me. My husband...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My child was stillborn. He died right before he was delivered. Can I claim my child? You cannot claim a dependency...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

How do you claim a child if you agree with your ex-spouse to claim him 6 months and he claims him the other...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My son was born on December 31st. Can I claim him as a dependent? If so, will he be also qualified for the...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My wife and I are married filing separately. We have one son and we meet all of the dependency exemption tests....

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Dependents & Exemptions

My husband and I have provided a home for my niece and her son for the past seven months. She receives no child...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Filing Status

I am divorced with one dependent child. This year my ex-spouse will claim the child as an exemption. Does this...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Filing Status

For head of household filing status, do you have to claim a child as a dependent to qualify? In certain circumstances,...

FAQ - Filing Requirements/Status/Dependents/Exemptions > Filing Status

If the parents of a year old child never married but live together with the child for the tax year, and both...

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Child and Dependent Care Credit

Child Tax Credit

Dependent Care Expenses

Divorced or Separated Spouses/Parents

Earned Income Credit

Qualifying Child