Qualifying Child for Child Tax Credit
A qualifying child is a child
WHO is your Son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, your grandchild, niece, or nephew) and
WAS Under age 17 at the end of 2008 and
WHO Did not provide over half of his or her own support for 2008 and
WHO Lived with you for more than half of 2008 (if the child did not live with you for the required time, and
WHO was a
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Robert Bowns
28th Mar 2010
Our niece has lived with us for 5 years. In order to claim her as a dependent child I need a Tax Identification Number. How does one go about that.
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