Can I claim my son, who turned 18 in August as a dependent on my taxes, if he claims his new son who is born in November on his taxes as a dependent

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xmasbaby0

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No. A dependent cannot claim a dependent of their own. So.....maybe you can claim your teenage son and your grandchild as dependents on your own tax return. Who is the child living with? Does the baby live with you or with the other parent? If the baby lives with the mother, she is custodial parent and she can claim the child----or maybe her parents can claim the child......there are lots of variables here that we cannot know about.

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NCperson

Level 15

@bahascall1979 - best to just go to the source.....this is the offical IRS tool to determine that situation.....there are a lot of variables that go into this one and rather than asking you numerous questions here, the tool will do that for you.

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/whom-may-i-claim-as-a-dependent

depending on your son's income / school situation/ living situation, it might be worth you claiming the grandson - depends on all the facts of the situation.