Yes, but you will have to file a 2023 tax return, and you will have to attach forms and file by mail.
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- If you meet all of the other requirements to claim this credit, and your child didn't have an SSN because the child was born and died in 2023,
- You may enter "DIED," instead of an SSN, on line 2 of Schedule EIC (Form 1040), Earned Income Credit and
- Attach a copy of the child's birth certificate, death certificate, or a hospital medical record showing a live birth.
See IRS Q&A Can this child be my qualifying child
To qualify as a dependent, a child must also pass these tests:
- Relationship: Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, half-sister or -brother, stepbrother, stepsister, adopted child or the child of one of these
- Age: Be under age 19 or under 24 if a full-time student, or any age if permanently and totally disabled
- Residency: Live with you for more than half the year, with some exceptions
- Support: Get more than half their financial support from you
- Joint return: Not file as married filing jointly unless only to claim a refund of taxes paid or withheld
See the full rules for a qualifying child
Provided they meet these guidelines, you can claim them as dependents.