Part II – Taxpayers With a Child
Caution: If there is more than one child, complete lines 8 through 14 for one child before going to the next column.
Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
8 Child's Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9 Is the child the taxpayer’s son,
daughter, stepchild, foster child,
brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister,
half brother, half sister, or a
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descendant of any of them? . . . . . . . .
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No
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No
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No
10 Was the child unmarried at the end
of 2016? If the child was married at
the end of 2016, see the instructions
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before answering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
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No
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No
11 Did the child live with the taxpayer in
California for over half of 2016? See
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the instructions before answering . .
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No
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No
12 Was the child (at the end of 2016)
• Under age 19 and younger than
the taxpayer (or the taxpayer’s
spouse/RDP, if the taxpayer files
jointly),
• Under age 24, a student (defined
in the instructions), and younger
than the taxpayer (or the taxpayer’s
spouse/RDP, if the taxpayer files
jointly), or
• Any age and permanently and
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totally disabled?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No
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If you checked “Yes” on lines 9,
10, 11, and 12, the child is the
taxpayer’s qualifying child; go to
line 13a. If you checked “No”
on line 9, 10, 11, or 12, the child
is not the taxpayer’s qualifying
child; see the instructions for
line 12.
13 a Do you or the taxpayer know of
another person who could check
“Yes” on lines 9, 10, 11, and 12 for
the child? (If the only other person
is the taxpayer's spouse/RDP, see
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the instructions before answering.)
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No
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If you checked “No” on line 13a,
go to line 14. Otherwise, go to
line 13b.
b Enter the child’s relationship to the
other person(s)
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c Under the tiebreaker rules, is the child
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treated as the taxpayer’s qualifying
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child? See the instructions before
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answering
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