Below are the qualifications. Check over all your entries to be sure you answered correctly.
Who is eligible?
You may be entitled to claim this refundable credit if you:
- did not claim the New York State earned income credit (EIC)
- were a full-year New York State resident,
- were at least 18 years of age,
- are a parent of a child (or children) who did not reside with you and was under 18 years old,
- have an order in effect for at least one-half of the tax year requiring you to make child support payments payable through a New York State Support Collection Unit, (SCU) and
- have paid at least the court-ordered amount of child support during the tax year.
