I had a baby in November 2025, can I claim him as a dependent?

wintahham5 — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:28:05 GMT

Re: I had a baby in November 2025, can I claim him as a dependent?

DoninGA — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:04:47 GMT

Yes, you can claim the newborn as a dependent if they have a Social Security number.

Note - A child born in 2025 is deemed to have lived in your home for the entire year.

To be a Qualifying Child -

1. The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
2. The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year, (b) under age 24 at the end of the year and a full-time student or (c) any age and permanently and totally disabled.
3. The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. Temporary absences while away at college are considered living with you.
4. The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
5. If the child meets the rules to be a qualifying child of more than one person, you must be the person entitled to claim the child as a qualifying child.
6. The child must be a U.S. citizen or U.S., Canada or Mexico resident for some portion of the year.
7. The child must be younger than you unless disabled.

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I had a baby in November 2025, can I claim him as a dependent?

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