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Child tax credit claim

bazzaroyal
Posts: 1 Newbie
in Cutting tax
Can you claim for a child that is not biologically your own? My wife has a daughter who was born in the dates specified, we were married (still are!) and my wife was not working (so cannot claim), I was the only one with income. Thanks
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The short answer is Yes, as long as no one else is claimig. See below
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/claim-not-parent.htm0
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