That you have experienced difficulty breathing and shortness of breath is not surprising. The poison ivy could irritate your airways, causing either asthma or acute bronchitis. In addition, the hairy component may be an overgrowth of mold or fungus on the poison ivy that could also irritate your airways.
Some of these qualify as child-care programs and get you a tax deduction. The deductions arenât available for everyone â for example, a stay-at-home parent negates the child-care deduction.
Technically, you're both eligible to claim your child, so the IRS has tiebreaker rules to decide which one of you can do so if there's a dispute. The tiebreaker rules give the dependent deduction to the parent with whom your child lived most during the tax year.