My son was born on January 26th 2010 and I worked in 2009 can i claim him for child tax credit this year?
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I worked in 2009 and since the birth of my son things have been hard i really need this is it possible to claim him this year when he wasnt born the year i worked?
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Kids are great for many reasons, including for tax purposes, but you will not be able to claim your child in 2009 if he/she was born in 2010. You will however be able to claim the dependency and potentially child tax credits next year for 2010 tax year.
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