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iriva23
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Why can’t I claim my new born child?

I’m trying to file my taxes for 2018 but my son was born this year 2019
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SharonC1
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Why can’t I claim my new born child?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but in order for the child to be a dependent on your 2018 tax return (the one we are all filing now), he would have had to have been born on or before 12/31/18.

You will be able to claim a child born in 2019 when you file your 2019 tax return at the beginning of 2020. 

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SharonC1
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Why can’t I claim my new born child?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but in order for the child to be a dependent on your 2018 tax return (the one we are all filing now), he would have had to have been born on or before 12/31/18.

You will be able to claim a child born in 2019 when you file your 2019 tax return at the beginning of 2020. 

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