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posted Jun 4, 2019 5:59:06 PM

Why does my daughter born in October not qualify for the child and dependent care credit?

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 5:59:07 PM

Most likely when you were filling out her information on the dependent section, she was born in October, so you probably indicated that she lived with you 2-3 months of the year. What you need to do is to change it to that she lived with you for the whole year. A child born in any part of the tax year is considered to have lived with the parent for the entire year. 

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 5:59:07 PM

Most likely when you were filling out her information on the dependent section, she was born in October, so you probably indicated that she lived with you 2-3 months of the year. What you need to do is to change it to that she lived with you for the whole year. A child born in any part of the tax year is considered to have lived with the parent for the entire year.