https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-taxes-for/01/1384622#M502268 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:09:59 GMT mom10219 2020-03-31T00:09:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-taxes-for/01/1384622#M502268 Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:09:59 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-taxes-for/01/1384622#M502268 mom10219 2020-03-31T00:09:59Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-taxes/01/1384735#M502304 <P>You have to say he&nbsp; lived with you for&nbsp; the full year.</P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:31:53 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-taxes/01/1384735#M502304 ee-ea 2020-03-31T00:31:53Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-tax/01/1384739#M502306 <P>The child may be claimed as a dependent if you meet all of the tests for either a&nbsp;<U>qualifying child</U> or a <U>qualifying relative</U>.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p501.pdf" target="_blank">IRS publication 501</A> page 11 outlines the requirements.</P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:32:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-tax/01/1384739#M502306 JamesG1 2020-03-31T00:32:39Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-tax/01/1384772#M502321 <P><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt"><SPAN style="font-family:Calibri">A child born anytime during the tax year will qualify you for the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit.&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:12.0pt"><STRONG><SPAN style="font-family:&quot;AvenirNext forINTUIT-Regular&quot;"><SPAN style="color:#333333">Be sure you entered the birthdate correctly AND indicated that he lived with you for 12 months</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:11.0pt"><SPAN style="font-family:Calibri">. Even though he was born late in the year, he is treated as if he lived with you all year.</SPAN></SPAN></P> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:39:21 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-son-was-born-on-october-2nd-of-2019-and-i-was-wondering-why-i-couldn-t-claim-him-on-my-tax/01/1384772#M502321 CatinaT1 2020-03-31T00:39:21Z