Property taxes are an itemized deduction. Those deductions help to reduce your tax bill. But since you had no income, you had no tax bill to reduce. In your case, you paid no taxes and had no tax bill, so there is nothing to refund. You need earned income to receive any refundable tax credits like the Additional Child Tax Credit or Earned Income Credit. Both of those credits require some earned income be reported.
To maximize those credits, you need to have w-2 income or self-employment reported on your tax return. What is earned income?
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