# Do the parents of Siamese Twins that aren't separated get one or two tax deductions?

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**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-parents-of-siamese-twins-that-arent-separated-get-one-or-two-tax-deductions/961910 "2022-03-29T16:10:18Z")
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### Author: ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-parents-of-siamese-twins-that-arent-separated-get-one-or-two-tax-deductions/961910/1 "2022-03-29T16:10:19Z")

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Hello Everyone,  
I got asked this today and didn’t know what to say? Anyone know?

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### Author: ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-parents-of-siamese-twins-that-arent-separated-get-one-or-two-tax-deductions/961910/2 "2022-03-29T16:13:50Z")

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Two. Conjoined twins are separate legal people with separate social security numbers and names and all that stuff.

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### Author: ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-parents-of-siamese-twins-that-arent-separated-get-one-or-two-tax-deductions/961910/3 "2022-03-29T16:18:51Z")

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If Abby and Brittany Hensel, who visually share everything from the shoulders down, had to take their driver’s licensing test twice because they’re considered two separate individuals, conjoined twins should count as two children for tax deduction purposes.

This of course assumes sanity and not the IRS abusing loopholes to milk out as much money from the taxpayer as possible.

> **[Abby and Brittany Hensel | Adulthood](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abby_and_Brittany_Hensel#Adulthood)**
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> Dicephalic parapagus twins rarely survive into adulthood.
> As teenagers the twins both passed their written and practical driver's license exams separately because, although driving requires coordination between them, state law required that they each be licensed. Abby controls the devices on the right side of the driver's seat; Brittany, those on the left. Together they control the steering wheel. They both graduated from high school in 2008 and began college at Bethel University in Arden Hills,...

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### Author: ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-parents-of-siamese-twins-that-arent-separated-get-one-or-two-tax-deductions/961910/4 "2022-03-29T18:15:51Z")

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**Moderator Note**

> [@Seanette](#):
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> This of course assumes sanity and not the IRS abusing loopholes to milk out as much money from the taxpayer as possible.

Let’s stick to the factual aspects of this topic, please. If you want to rant about the IRS milking people out of money feel free to do so, just not in this forum.