You cannot claim the Child Tax Credit with an ITIN. You can only claim the $500 Non-Refundable Other Dependent Credit. You can not go back and claim the CTC for years prior. You can only claim the CTC for the years that the child had a SSN before the filing deadline. So, if they just received the SSN this year, you would not be able to claim the CTC for any year before 2023. You can not backdate qualifications. You must qualify during that tax filing period in order to claim the credit.
If you are married and your spouse lived with you at all during the last 6 months of the year, you cannot file as Head of Household. You can only file as married filing jointly or married filing separately.
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