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Deductions & credits
No.
First, a child does not claim the child tax credit (CTC) on their own tax return.
The parent claims the child for the child tax credit, if the child qualifies as a dependent. Any child filing for a recovery rebate credit (stimulus) would not have qualified as a dependent..
For tax year 2020, 17 year olds do not qualify for the CTC .
July 15, 2021
4:07 AM