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Can you claim an unborn child as a dependent on your w4 if the child will be born in the same year? For example if the child will be born in November.

 
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Can you claim an unborn child as a dependent on your w4 if the child will be born in the same year? For example if the child will be born in November.

Yes, you can.

Can you claim an unborn child as a dependent on your w4 if the child will be born in the same year? For example if the child will be born in November.

Your W-4 is just the form you give to your employer to indicate to the employer how much tax you want the employer to withhold from your paycheck.   The IRS does not see your W-4, nor does what you put on your W-2 dictate how you have to file your tax return.   Entering a dependent on your W-4 will just affect how much tax is withheld from your take home pay.

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