topic Claiming a dependent brother in Get your taxes done using TurboTax https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent-brother/01/143403#M59708 It says I get a tax credit of $4050 but my refund is only about $1937. Shouldn't it be a bit more if I'm claiming a dependent? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:13:41 GMT buchman0311 2019-06-01T07:13:41Z Claiming a dependent brother https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent-brother/01/143403#M59708 It says I get a tax credit of $4050 but my refund is only about $1937. Shouldn't it be a bit more if I'm claiming a dependent? Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:13:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/claiming-a-dependent-brother/01/143403#M59708 buchman0311 2019-06-01T07:13:41Z A dependent deduction reduces your tax by reducing your t... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/a-dependent-deduction-reduces-your-tax-by-reducing-your-t/01/143405#M59710 A dependent deduction reduces your tax by reducing your taxable income. It is not an amount that you get back. A deduction can reduce your taxable income only to zero, it can not reduce it to below zero. Sat, 01 Jun 2019 07:13:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/a-dependent-deduction-reduces-your-tax-by-reducing-your-t/01/143405#M59710 jerry2000 2019-06-01T07:13:42Z