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My boyfriend and I are expecting a child in November, who gets to claim the baby on their taxes?


We are together as a couple and will share in expenses, so no childsupport will be given. We live in Illinois and I don't know where to look to see if there are any rules or laws that govern who claims the baby in this kind of situation.

It would be easiest for the mother to file as "head of household" since it is easy to establish that the child is hers. I suppose that it might be possible for the father to file as an unmarried "head of household" but that might raise some red flags with the IRS.

Marriage would probably improve your tax situation, so that you could file jointly, and claim the dependent that way.
You're not married...neither of you can.
I would expect that since you both are not married, that you would claim the baby.
whoever makes more should claim , unless the one making les is paying out more
Either one can write off the dependent, but you should take a look at your income and see who would benefit the most. If you keep your finances seperate, then the person that claims the deduction can compensate the other person by dividing the benefit in half.
If you live together, then you are probably both eligible to claim the child. It is a decision that you will both have to make as you both cannot claim the child as a dependent. I believe the parent with the highest income in the household is suppose to claim, but you have to check the most recent tax law. Otherwise, you should both do your taxes and see who benefits the most and if there is a refund, share it.
The best case senerio would be who ever makes less. That way you could use the Child Credit. How I would handle it: Ask the tax preparer, to do each taxes and put the child on both to see who would get more money in the end. Since there is no child support, my only concern would be if there are any state benefits being rec'd.
This all depends on State Tax Laws.
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