Deductions & credits

How old is your child?    You lose the CTC for the year in which they turn 17.  Once they are 17, you only get the $500 credit for other dependents.    or.....is the child a baby?   For a newborn you have to say in My Info that they lived with you for the WHOLE year.   

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