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When you claim a child, you are claiming them for the year. Two people cannot claim a child in the same tax year.
If there is not an agreement on who can claim him, your options are to not claim him this year or to print and mail your return then the IRS will use the Tie Breaker Rules to determine which one of you get to claim him.
When you claim a child, you are claiming them for the year. Two people cannot claim a child in the same tax year.
If there is not an agreement on who can claim him, your options are to not claim him this year or to print and mail your return then the IRS will use the Tie Breaker Rules to determine which one of you get to claim him.
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