I am a disabled Vet who's permanently and totally disabled; therefore I have no taxable income. I DO have a dependent under the age of 18. Do I get any type of return?

[K_Leo84]

I may be incorrect, but I would assume that I would at least get some kind of return for my dependent. Is there a form of some kind, or am I just no longer able to receive a tax return?

[xmasbaby0]

Very sorry, but no.   If you did not have income from working in 2022 you are not eligible for earned income credit or the child tax credit for 2022.   The rules for those credits are very different for 2022.  ONLY for a 2021 tax return you could get the child tax credit even if you did not work.  That is not the case for 2022.

The rules for getting the child tax credit on a 2021 tax return and now on a 2022 return are very different.  For 2021 you could get $3600 for a child under 6 or $3000 for a child between 6 and 17 even if you had no income/did not work.   That is NOT the way it will work for your 2022 tax return.  The “old” rules are back.   The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2000; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1500.   In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working.  The credit is calculated based on the amount you earned above $2500 multiplied by 15%, up to the full $1500.  If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2022, you do not get the CTC.  But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.

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

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

[DoninGA]

Sorry, no there is not any type of form you can use to get a credit for the child if you do not have any earned income if you are receiving VA disability payments.

The Child Tax Credit for tax year 2022 and the Earned Income Tax Credit are based on the taxpayer's earned income for the year.  Without having any earned income those credits are not available.