There are a number of requirements to qualify for the Child Tax Credit. You need to be sure that all information about the child was input correctly. One way to do this is to delete the child in TurboTax and go back and re-input the information on the dependent screens.
Remember:
To qualify for the Child Tax Credit, your child must fit all of these requirements:
- Be under age 17 at the end of the tax year
- Is your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of any of them (for example, a grandchild, niece, or nephew)
- Has his or her own Social Security Number
- Lived with you for more than half the year
- Didn't support him/herself (i.e., didn't pay more than half their own expenses)
- Is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien
- Residents of Canada or Mexico wouldn't qualify
For further information, see the IRS website here: Child Tax Credit
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