Your first post said that you were eligible for the child tax credit, but the IRS denied it, but we do not know the reason that the IRS denied it. That might be an IRS error that only you can talk to the IRS about or possibly you were mistaken and did not qualify for the credit in the first place.
$6,000 credit implies that yiu have 3 Qualifying Child dependents under the age of 17 and you tax liability (1040 line 11b) is more then $6000. The credit phases out with high income.
Why do you think you were eligible for the credit?
And the IRS does make mistakes. The IRS letter should have told you how to dispute it.
Unfortunately Due to the Corona virus the IRS is operating short staffed and phone service is suspended so you will probably need to wait until the IRS returns to normal to get any answers.
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For the child tax credit of $2,000 per child.
The child must have been no older than 16 at the end of 2019.
The amount of child tax credit you can receive is limited by your taxable income (1040 line 11a)
If your taxable income is zero, then you are not eligible for any child tax credit.
However, if you do not qualify for the Child Tax Credit, and if your earned income is greater than $2,500, you might be eligible for the Additional Child Tax credit. That amount is 15% of earned income greater then $2,500 up to a maximum of $1,400.
Too high of an income will reduce or eliminate the CTC also.
Married Filing Joint - $400,000
Single, Head of Household, or Married Filing Separate-- $200,000
The child tax credit will be reported on lone 13a on the 1040 form. Additional Child tax credit on line 18b on the 1040 form.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
