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Mulready_1
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February 24, 2021
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  • February 24, 2021
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Why am I getting a $2,000 credit for one child and only $500 for the other?

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    xmasbaby0Level 15
    Level 15
    February 24, 2021

    Is one of your dependents over the age of 16?   You lose the child tax credit in the tax year that the child turns 17.

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    Mulready_1Author
    Level 2
    February 24, 2021

    No, one is 2 and one is 3 months.

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    Level 15
    xmasbaby0Level 15
    Level 15
    February 25, 2021

    @Mulready_1

    When you go through the screens in My Info make sure to say your child lived with you the WHOLE year.  You are supposed to say that for a newborn,   When it asks the oddly worded question about whether your child paid for over half their own support say NO.

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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