What are the income guidelines for claiming child tax credit?

MacB · ‎May 31, 2019

I made under $3,000 last year. I was wondering if I could receive the child tax credit.

KenH1 · ‎May 31, 2019

The Child Tax Credit starts to phase out at incomes of:

$110,000 on a joint return
$75,000 for an unmarried individual
$55,000 for a married individual filing a separate return

A summary of the credit can be found here: Child Tax Credit

TurboTax will apply it automatically.

Hope this helps.

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MacB · ‎May 31, 2019

Does this mean that I would still receive a portion of the child tax credit even though my income is so low?

KenH1 · ‎May 31, 2019

Yes, you would, assuming you have a qualifying child.

KenH1 · ‎May 31, 2019

To clarify, if your income is under $3000 with a qualifying child, you would be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, but not the similar sounding Child Tax Credit.

What are the income guidelines for claiming child tax credit?

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