Deductions & credits

@Anomaly77 There are many many variables that affect your refund or tax due.  You mention getting a bigger refund last year when you made more.  Compare your EIC on line 27 for each year.   Sometimes making more income means less EIC ; sometimes less income means less EIC---the calculation is a complicated one done on a bell curve.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-ea...

 

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant

 

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p596.pdf

 

Look at your 2024 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

 

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

 

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

 

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