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Georgia to allow people to claim unborn children as dependents on taxes

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The top of a form 1040 individual income tax return is seen atop a stack on the same at the Des Plaines Public Library. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Revenue says expecting families who live in the Peach State can claim their embryo as a dependent on their taxes.In new guidance released Monday, officials with the state's Department of Revenue says that the tax change is due to the Supreme Court's ruling striking down Roe v.

Wade and the Court of Appeals' decision to allow Georgia's so-called "heartbeat" law to go into effect.The 2019 Georgia law bans most abortions when there is a "detectable human heartbeat." Cells that eventually become the heart exhibit cardiac activity in a human embryo as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

That is earlier than some women realize they are pregnant. Part of the law also allows parents to claim an embryo once that cardiac activity is detected by a doctor.PRO-CHOICE ACTIVISTS CONDEMN COURT'S ABORTION LAW RULING, PRO-LIFE ALLIES PLAN TO ‘BUILD’ ON WINAfter the court's ruling, the Department of Revenue says anyone who is expecting a child on or after July 20 through Dec.

31, 2022 can claim the dependent personal exemption for the amount of $3,000 per unborn child. Eligible people will file the deduction on the "other adjustments" section of Form 500 Schedule 1.Revenue officials say they may ask for proof that the filer was or is pregnant."Similar to any other deduction claimed on an income tax return, relevant medical records or other supporting documentation shall be provided to support the dependent deduction claimed if requested by the Department," the department said in a statement.The department expects to issue additional information about the.

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