Tax News All Grown Up: The Cost of Raising a Child [Infographic] Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by Published Apr 2, 2013 0 min read Parents who are lucky enough to bring a new bundle of joy into the world can expect to spend between $200,000 and $500,000 before their child even makes it to college. Whew! Don’t forget to take advantage of tax breaks for your children when you file your taxes. Our infographic breaks down the different expenses involved with raising a child and looks at the total costs from birth to age 17. Infographic by Column Five Media [tt_share_code url=”http://images.blog.turbotax.intuit.com/swf/TurboTax-Cost-of-Raising-Child.png” width=”580″ height=”1610″ title=”Cost-of-Raising-Child” alt=”Cost-of-Raising-Child”] Written by More from Browse Related Articles Tax Refunds How to Use Your Tax Refund to Boost Your Retirement Sav… Life Listen Now: So You’re Buying a Car? Self-Employed 1099-K Myths: Venmo & PayPal Payments Life Listen now: So you want to be rich? Tax Refunds How to Turn Money Into More Money Life Listen now: So you’re buying a home? Family So You’re Living Together? Tax Planning Did You Miss the Tax Deadline? 3 Steps You Can Take Nex… Tax Planning Tomorrow is the Tax Deadline: 7 Things You Need to Know… Self-Employed Do Creators Pay Taxes on Money Earned? Leave a Reply Cancel reply