@Prayingmother_40 The child tax credit for 2024 is based on having income from working. You must have at least $2500 of income from working in order to get any of the refundable additional child tax credit. An earned income of only $2500 will not get you the full amount of the credit, however. The refundable amount of the credit is calculated like this:
Look at box 1 of your W-2---the amount you earned from working.
Take the amount you earned, subtract $2500, and multiply what is left by 15%. That is your additional child tax credit ---- up to a maximum of $1700 per child.
You only get the CTC for children who are younger than 17 at the end of the tax year. They must have a valid Social Security number.
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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