Deductions & credits

Sorry--no.    You are not eligible for refundable child-related credits unless you have income from working.  

 

 

There was only one unique tax year in which you could get the additional child tax credit even if you did not work.  That was 2021.  The law changed after that.

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900923-what-is-the-child-tax-credit

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6x...

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-f...

 

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