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          See sec. 1.152-4T(a), Q&A-3, Temporary Income Tax Regs., 49 Fed.            
          Reg. 34459 (Aug. 31, 1984).                                                 
               The declaration required by section 152(e)(2)(A) must be               
          made either on Form 8332 or on a statement conforming to the                
          substance of that form.  Id.; accord Miller v. Commissioner, 114            
          T.C. 184, 189 (2000), affd. sub nom. Lovejoy v. Commissioner,               
          293 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2002).  To meet the requirements of                
          section 152(e)(2), the written declaration, if not made on the              
          official form provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),               
          “shall conform to the substance of such form.”  Sec. 1.152-                 
          4T(a), Q&A-3, Temporary Income Tax Regs., supra.  The form                  
          provided by the IRS, Form 8332, calls for the following                     
          information: (1) The name of the child or children for whom an              
          exemption claim is released; (2) the applicable tax year or                 
          years for which the claims are released; (3) the custodial                  
          parent’s signature and the date of signature; (4) the custodial             
          parent’s Social Security number; (5) the noncustodial parent’s              
          name; and (6) the noncustodial parent’s Social Security number.             
          “The exemption may be released for a single year, for a number              
          of specified years (for example, alternate years), or for all               
          future years, as specified in the declaration.”  Sec. 1.152-                
          4T(a), Q&A-4, Temporary Income Tax Regs., 49 Fed. Reg. 34459                
          (Aug. 31, 1984).                                                            







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