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can I claim my grand daughter ,she just born 11/12/2015.and my daughter stay with me all year.
I understand I can claim my daughter ,but my grand daughter i am not sure she just live with me on 11/12/2015
Hi-
Someone told me that since I’m a single mom & have 2 children living at home – I only claim 1 (my ex claims the other) I was told that since the children live with me the majority of the time & I have low income that I could receive more $$ back for last yrs taxes. Do you know if this is true?