Does being on unemployment take me out of the child tax's credit

billykin-56 — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 05:28:46 GMT

Re: Does being on unemployment take me out of the child tax's credit

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 07:44:49 GMT

unemployment is not earned income. you need earned income during the year for the credit. if you are married both spouses must have earned income. however if you are deemed disabled earned income of $250 for 1 qualifying individual or $500 for 2 or more qualifying individuals. if married, your spouse, must still have earned income.

Re: Does being on unemployment take me out of the child tax's credit

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 07:58:47 GMT

There has been lots of hype in the news about the new $2000 Child Tax Credit. Unfortunately, some people do not yet understand that it does not mean they will automatically receive $2000 per child just for filing a tax return.

Do not assume your refund will include $2000 per child for child tax credits. It does not work that way. The CTC is used first to reduce your tax liability to zero. After that, there is a refundable portion —up to $1400 — called the Additional Child Tax Credit that is calculated based on the amount of income you earned. You do not necessarily get the maximum amount. You get 15% of the amount of income earned above $2500--UP to the maximum amount possible.

If your child turned 17 in 2018, even on the last day of 2018, you do not get the child tax credit. There are no exceptions to the rule. You can still claim your child as a dependent.

Your child must have a Social Security number to get the CTC.

If your child was born in 2018 you need to say the child lived with you for the WHOLE year.

If your child lived with you for less than half the year you cannot get CTC.

If you did not earn at least $2500 you cannot receive the child tax credit. Beyond that amount the CTC you receive is affected by your tax liability and the amount you earned. You might not get the full $2000 of CTC.

The child tax credit is reduced by $50 for every $1000 of AGI over these limits:

Married filing jointly $400,000 (CTC disappears at $440,000)

Single, Head of Household, Married Filing Separately or qualifying widower $200,000 (CTC disappears at $240,000)

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Does being on unemployment take me out of the child tax's credit

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