You file a tax return prior to your wife , even if its incomplete.
- The default will be that you can claim the child.
- You will then have to amend your tax return when you have all of your documentation.
- If she did file her return including the child after you filed, her electronic filing would be rejected.
- She would have to take the child off to electronically file, or
- She would have to file by mail.
- If she did file by mail including the child, both returns would be held up, and both of you would have to explain to the IRS what the circumstances were.
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