View full size image. How long a healthy pregnancy lasts can vary by as much as five weeks, even when doctors precisely determined the date of conception, a new study suggests.
Exemptions for dependents. You can usually claim an exemption for each of your dependents. A dependent is either your child or a relative who meets a set of tests. You can't claim your spouse as a dependent. You must list the Social Security number of each dependent you claim on your tax return.
Filing Requirements. Your child is limited as to how he can file his own tax return if you can claim him as a dependent. If he meets all the IRS criteria as a qualifying child, he's your dependent, even if you don't claim him. Therefore, he can't claim a standard exemption for himself on his own tax return.our child is limited as to how he can file his own tax return if you can claim him as a dependent. If he meets all the IRS criteria as a qualifying child, he's your dependent, even if you don't claim him.