Yes, your nine-year-old should be eligible for the $2,000 tax credit (assuming all other criteria are met). However, your 17-year-old isn't eligible for the credit. So, you should be receiving two $2,000 Child Tax Credits, and two $500 Credit For Other Dependents.
If your nine-year-old is the child with the $500 credit (not the 17-year-old), revisit the entry for them. Here's how to do this in TurboTax Online:
- Navigate to My Info, Your household, select the first dependent.
- Choose "My child", continue and be sure their name, date of birth and proper citizenship is complete.
- Continue, and answer the question about living arrangements and parents.
- Continue, and answer any less common situations, if applicable.
- Lastly, enter the child's SSN and be sure that "Not valid for employment is printed..." is NOT checked.
