{"id":20136,"date":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T18:30:11","slug":"how-to-claim-new-child-on-your-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/credits\/how-to-claim-new-child-on-your-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"I have a question about my newborn \u2014 I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019m able to claim child on taxes. If my child was born in **Curren"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, you are able to claim an exemption for your newborn, the Child Tax Credit<\/a>, and the Dependent Care Credit<\/a> if your child meets the dependency requirements.<\/p>\n

Your child must have lived with you for more than half of the year. A dependent child born during the year is treated as having lived with you for more than half of the year if your home was the child’s residence for more than half of the time he or she was alive during the year.<\/p>\n

Time the child spent in a hospital after birth won’t count against you.<\/p>\n

You’ll need the child’s Social Security number (SSN) to file a return. If the child was born at the end of a calendar year, the SSN might not have arrived by the filing due date. If you haven’t received your child’s SSN by the due date of your return, you have two options:<\/p>\n