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Additional Child Tax Credit

Lala1988 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:10:48 GMT

Just to clarify, since my spouse did not make at least 2500 last year he does not qualify for the additional child tax credit? Even with three of our minor children added as his dependents the credit still doesn't apply which is sad and confusing...

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Opus 17 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:13:30 GMT

Spouse? Are you filing a joint return? What about your income?

In general, you must have at least some income earned from working to claim the additional child tax credit. Other forms of income don't count.

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:15:03 GMT

What do you mean by "his" dependents? Are you filing a joint return? You should be filing a joint return and putting all of your combined income on a joint tax return so that you get the child-related credits for the dependents that you claim on the joint return. Did YOU have income from working? The refundable child-related credits are based on having income from working.

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Lala1988 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:15:04 GMT

No he's filing head of household his income was at 1657 he couldn't work much due to health setbacks

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

DoninGA — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:15:28 GMT

If you are filing as Married Filing Jointly then the income for both of you is used on the joint tax return.

Are you saying that you and your spouse do not have total earned income of at least $2,500 for the year?

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

DoninGA — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:17:22 GMT

@Lala1988 wrote:

No he's filing head of household his income was at 1657 he couldn't work much due to health setbacks

If you are legally married and living together you can only file as Married Filing Jointly or Married Filing Separately. Head of Household is Not an option.

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

VolvoGirl — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:17:53 GMT

If you are married and live together he can’t file Head of Household. You should be filing a Joint return even if one spouse has no or low income.

Here's a FAQ for Head of Household

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/family/help/do-i-qualify-for-head-of-household/00/25539

Can a married person file Head of Household?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/married/help/can-a-married-person-claim-head-of-household-filing-status/00/26366

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Vanessa A — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:18:35 GMT

Correct, if your only income was less than $2,500, then no, you do not qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit.

Did you work? If so, then if your combined income is more than $2,500, then you would possibly qualify for the ACTC or CTC.

If you lived in the same household as your spouse for any part of the last 6 months of the year, he cannot file as Head of household. His options are married filing jointly and married filing separately

Can you provide more details about the situation? Why are you not filing jointly? Do you work? Do you live together?

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Lala1988 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:25:23 GMT

I'm a homemaker due to 3 out of 5 of our children has disabilities... So he will have to file married but filing separate?

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Vanessa A — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:27:12 GMT

If his only income is less than $2,500, and you have no income, he actually does not need to file unless he had taxes withheld and is claiming a refund of the taxes he paid in.

Check if you need to file a tax return

Re: Additional Child Tax Credit

Lala1988 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:29:33 GMT

Thanks for the help everyone I appreciate it😊