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My 14 yr old son lived with me for 7 months before going to social services. can I still claim him for those 7 months?

 
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ArtofTax
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My 14 yr old son lived with me for 7 months before going to social services. can I still claim him for those 7 months?

We don't have enough information to properly answer your question.

We need to know your marital status for the year as well as some other information.

If you would rather not provide this information, you can answer some questions on the CRA website and this will answer your question for you.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/305/lgbl-eng.html


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ArtofTax
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My 14 yr old son lived with me for 7 months before going to social services. can I still claim him for those 7 months?

We don't have enough information to properly answer your question.

We need to know your marital status for the year as well as some other information.

If you would rather not provide this information, you can answer some questions on the CRA website and this will answer your question for you.

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/ndvdls/tpcs/ncm-tx/rtrn/cmpltng/ddctns/lns300-350/305/lgbl-eng.html