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My child will be born on February 16 will I have to wait to claim her as a dependent or can I claim her this year

 
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My child will be born on February 16 will I have to wait to claim her as a dependent or can I claim her this year

Claim her in the year she is born. 

My child will be born on February 16 will I have to wait to claim her as a dependent or can I claim her this year

If your child is born in 2023 you will claim the child on a 2023 tax return.   You cannot claim her for 2022--a tax year in which she had not yet been born.

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