Hello,
Can anyone please clarify the eligibility for three or more children regardless of income below. I do not have earned income but I have three kids. I did the child tax credit form 972 and came up with 0 for the child tax and credit for other dependents since I had no earned income. However it says if answered yes to line 16 and line one if more than zero I maybe able to take the additionall child tax credit. So I filled out Form 8812 with the following answers but I still end up getting rejected on question 8 if line 8 is zero stop here you cannot claim this credit. It seems like the sheet makes it impossible if you have earned income of zero to arrive with an additional tax credit even for this rare case. Answers for Form 8812:
1) 6000
2) 0
3) 6000
4) 4200
5) 4200
6a) 0
6b) 0
7) blank with no
😎 0 with with no (this is where is stays if line is zero stop here you cannot claim this credit.)
It says to stop however I filled out part 2 since I am certain filers who have three or more qualifying children
9) 0
10) 12400
11) 12400
12) 0
13) 12400
14) 12400
15) would be 0 if completed just part 1 however if I did part 2 it is 4200.
Can anyone tell me if I am doing something wrong. It looks impossible to arrive at an amount for additional child tax credit if you have no earned income with the three children see red below. Thanks very much!!!
Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) – General Eligibility
.The child tax credit is generally a nonrefundable credit; however, certain taxpayers may be entitled to a refundable additional child tax credit.•
Taxpayers with more than $2,500 of taxable earned income may be eligible for the additional child tax credit if they have at least one qualifying child.
Taxpayers with three or more children may also be eligible for additional child tax credit regardless of their income.•Limited to $1,400 per qualifying
https://apps.irs.gov/app/vita/content/globalmedia/additional_child_tax_credit_4012.pdf
