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Whose Child Is This?

Until last year the tax law contained as many as five definitions of "child" that taxpayers had to sort out in claiming different benefits. The definition has been streamlined, but taxpayers must still be careful to meet the requirements. For the earned income tax credit, the Internal Revenue Service suggests you think it through this way:

Until last year the tax law contained as many as five definitions of
SOURCE: Internal Revenue Service | GRAPHIC: iStockPhoto, The Washington Post - February 26, 2006
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