Still Birth Tax Credit?

CowGirlUp1833 · 03-05-2007, 06:01 PM

While doing my taxes today I've come across the information that if you have a still birth, you can take a tax credit for $150.00

What the HECK!?

WHY? Why would they do that? $150.00?? So, are they saying "sorry you lost your kid, here's a $150.00!"

Can you imagine the thought going through a parents head when they see this? You have to attach a copy of the stillbirth certificate to your tax return. Is this supposed to be some sort of consolation? Compensation? $150?!

WHAT THE HECK?

Can anyone shed some light on this???!

Jenje! · 03-05-2007, 06:04 PM

Could it possibly be more of a credit towards the hospital bills or something of that nature?

It seems to me that that would be a heartbreaking thing to come cross when filing your taxes after losing a child, especially when you're already looking at the dependents form and remembering that there "should" be a number there. I would be upset and probably a little insulted by it in a vague way...

CowGirlUp1833 · 03-05-2007, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jenje!

I would be upset and probably a little insulted by it in a vague way...

I'm VERY offended and I've never even been pregnant.

Jenje! · 03-05-2007, 06:08 PM

I don't blame you...

I don't know how I would feel, really, having never been there (knock on wood)... I think I would be the kind of person who would be miffed at the "reminder" of the loss and a little put off by the $150 not knowing WHY it's there as a credit. But I guess everyone handles grief a little differently, yeah?

CowGirlUp1833 · 03-06-2007, 04:51 AM

Hmm.... anyone else see this while doing your taxes? What was your reaction?

Tymacs Girl · 03-06-2007, 05:00 AM

It's a credit to alleviate the cost of all the pre-natal care. My aunt miscarried her first and only child in the fifth month and her accountant said something about this.

Tymacs Girl · 03-06-2007, 05:01 AM

And I wouldn't be offended by it in the least. It's there to HELP someone, not hurt their feelings

Blistering Winds · 03-06-2007, 05:03 AM

It is a medical tax credit.

For a full term pregnancy, you have the ability to have the child for a full tax credit for the whole year, as long as the baby is born before Jan 1st. (My sister is a tax credit baby...born RIGHT before the 1st)

how is that not offensive?

It is just a credit to help the parents with the medical costs by giving them a credit.

Without it, they don't get much unless they itemize everything...and even that doesn't come close sometimes to getting anything extra.

Tymacs Girl · 03-06-2007, 05:07 AM

Wait a second. I don't understand. Why should I be offended by this?

CowGirlUp1833 · 03-06-2007, 05:25 AM

$150.00 for the loss of your baby. "Sorry, here's $150.00" I dunno, its like saying thats all your loss is worth.

Not saying it should be a higher amount either.....but seriously, what difference is $150.00 gonna really make?

03-05-2007, 06:01 PM	#1
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 15,655 Images: 378 Blog Entries: 31	Still Birth Tax Credit? While doing my taxes today I've come across the information that if you have a still birth, you can take a tax credit for $150.00 What the HECK!? WHY? Why would they do that? $150.00?? So, are they saying "sorry you lost your kid, here's a $150.00!" Can you imagine the thought going through a parents head when they see this? You have to attach a copy of the stillbirth certificate to your tax return. Is this supposed to be some sort of consolation? Compensation? $150?! WHAT THE HECK? Can anyone shed some light on this???! __________________ *Kimberly* www.Equine-Endeavors.com Training horses properly is a study in delayed gratification....

03-05-2007, 06:04 PM	#2
Jenje! Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,656 Images: 881 Blog Entries: 27	Could it possibly be more of a credit towards the hospital bills or something of that nature? It seems to me that that would be a heartbreaking thing to come cross when filing your taxes after losing a child, especially when you're already looking at the dependents form and remembering that there "should" be a number there. I would be upset and probably a little insulted by it in a vague way... __________________ ♥ Jen Zombies, Monsters &Ooze (a blog) That love is all there is, is all we know of love. - E. Dickinson *** VA Allure * BBA First Page * Instead Of Flowers ***

03-05-2007, 06:08 PM	#4
Jenje! Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,656 Images: 881 Blog Entries: 27	I don't blame you... I don't know how I would feel, really, having never been there (knock on wood)... I think I would be the kind of person who would be miffed at the "reminder" of the loss and a little put off by the $150 not knowing WHY it's there as a credit. But I guess everyone handles grief a little differently, yeah? __________________ ♥ Jen Zombies, Monsters &Ooze (a blog) That love is all there is, is all we know of love. - E. Dickinson *** VA Allure * BBA First Page * Instead Of Flowers ***

03-06-2007, 04:51 AM	#5
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 15,655 Images: 378 Blog Entries: 31	Hmm.... anyone else see this while doing your taxes? What was your reaction? __________________ *Kimberly* www.Equine-Endeavors.com Training horses properly is a study in delayed gratification....

03-06-2007, 05:00 AM	#6
Tymacs Girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Air Force Bases Posts: 2,927 Images: 18	It's a credit to alleviate the cost of all the pre-natal care. My aunt miscarried her first and only child in the fifth month and her accountant said something about this. __________________ Romance-KWPN Dutch WB Ribbon Of Hope's Auntie The proud wife of a SSgt in the USAF. Live Another Day, Learn Another Lesson.

03-06-2007, 05:01 AM	#7
Tymacs Girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Air Force Bases Posts: 2,927 Images: 18	And I wouldn't be offended by it in the least. It's there to HELP someone, not hurt their feelings __________________ Romance-KWPN Dutch WB Ribbon Of Hope's Auntie The proud wife of a SSgt in the USAF. Live Another Day, Learn Another Lesson.

03-06-2007, 05:03 AM	#8
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,670 Images: 807 Blog Entries: 16	It is a medical tax credit. For a full term pregnancy, you have the ability to have the child for a full tax credit for the whole year, as long as the baby is born before Jan 1st. (My sister is a tax credit baby...born RIGHT before the 1st) how is that not offensive? It is just a credit to help the parents with the medical costs by giving them a credit. Without it, they don't get much unless they itemize everything...and even that doesn't come close sometimes to getting anything extra. __________________ 20 lb club: New year Start: 175 Goal: 130 Current: 158 Total loss this year 17 lbs.

03-06-2007, 05:07 AM	#9
Tymacs Girl Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Air Force Bases Posts: 2,927 Images: 18	Wait a second. I don't understand. Why should I be offended by this? __________________ Romance-KWPN Dutch WB Ribbon Of Hope's Auntie The proud wife of a SSgt in the USAF. Live Another Day, Learn Another Lesson.

03-06-2007, 05:25 AM	#10
CowGirlUp1833 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Holland Lake Shore, West Michigan Posts: 15,655 Images: 378 Blog Entries: 31	$150.00 for the loss of your baby. "Sorry, here's $150.00" I dunno, its like saying thats all your loss is worth. Not saying it should be a higher amount either.....but seriously, what difference is $150.00 gonna really make? __________________ *Kimberly* www.Equine-Endeavors.com Training horses properly is a study in delayed gratification....

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