Hi Julienne1,
Congratulations on the birth of your child. For 2022 you will be able to claim the baby as a qualifying child. You will be able to claim your girlfriend as a qualifying relative if she meets the following criteria:
If all of the statements below are true, you can claim someone as a dependent.
- Relationship: The person lives in your home for the entire year and is considered to be a member of your household. If they don't live with you, they need to be related to you.
- Income: Generally, their income is less than $4,300 (not including Social Security and welfare).
- Support: Generally, you provide more than half the person's support.
- Marital status: Generally, a dependent can't do their taxes with a spouse (married filing jointly). They also can't be a dependent on someone else's return.
- Nationality: The person is a United States citizen; or a resident or national of the U.S., Canada or Mexico.
Please let us know if you have additional questions on this matter.
Thanks for contacting TurboTax,
AnthonyC, CPA
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