If
you and the other parent live together, either one of you (but not both) may
claim the child. You may decide between you which one will claim the child.
Only if you can’t agree, do the IRS tie breaker rules apply, to see who has
first choice. It may be worthwhile to prepare trial returns, both ways, to see which way the family comes out best.
This tool may be useful: https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/taxcaster/?s=1.
If
you and the other parent live together, only one of you can claim the child for
any tax benefit. The interview is confusing (it's designed for divorced
parents). The second parent should not enter the child, at all.
