topic When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable income in my state. Help!! in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable-income/01/3232803#M740152 I live in Michigan. Why is my refund reduced when I enter this information? Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:58:00 GMT gobluemommy 2026-02-11T06:58:00Z When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable income in my state. Help!! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable-income/01/3232803#M740152 I live in Michigan. Why is my refund reduced when I enter this information? Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:58:00 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable-income/01/3232803#M740152 gobluemommy 2026-02-11T06:58:00Z Re: When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable income in my state. Help!! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3232809#M740153 <P>Why are you entering child support?&nbsp; Child support is not taxable and is not supposed to be entered on a tax return.&nbsp; It is also not deductible for the person who is paying child support.</P> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:11:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3232809#M740153 xmasbaby0 2024-03-02T19:11:20Z Re: When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable income in my state. Help!! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3232869#M740154 <P class="p1">You are posting from TurboTax Live.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </SPAN>You can arrange for the Live help you are paying the<SPAN class="s1"><STRONG><I> extra fee</I></STRONG></SPAN> for with your questions from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time.</P> <P class="p2"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4124827-how-do-i-connect-with-a-tax-expert-in-turbotax-live" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4124827-how-do-i-connect-with-a-tax-expert-in-turbotax-live</A></SPAN></P> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:34:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3232869#M740154 xmasbaby0 2024-03-02T19:34:19Z Re: When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable income in my state. Help!! https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3233034#M740167 <P>Because it required it after it asked if I received child support or foster care payments while completing the information for Home Heating Credit.</P> Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:31:28 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3233034#M740167 gobluemommy 2024-03-02T20:31:28Z Re: When I entered the amount of child support I received it reduced my refund. It is not taxable... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3236425#M740562 <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Child support is not taxable. However, it is included in the calculation of <STRONG>Total Household Resources. </STRONG>Total Household Resources are&nbsp;used to determine eligibility for the Homestead Property Tax Credit Claim and Home Heating Credit Claim.</SPAN><A href="https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/-/media/Project/Websites/taxes/Forms/2023/2023-IIT-Forms/MI-1040CR7.pdf?rev=25a2db611ef2466092b1a5abc456e596&amp;hash=C2DDEC01E5E9F02E5EC03D4519677A0E" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size:14px;"> 2023 MICHIGAN Home Heating Credit Claim MI-1040CR-7</SPAN></A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">To qualify for the credit your income should be within the&nbsp;limits in </SPAN><A href="https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/iit/credits/table-a-home-heating-credit-mi-1040cr-7-standard-allowance" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size:14px;"><U>Table A</U></SPAN></A><SPAN style="font-size:14px;"> and </SPAN><A href="https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/iit/credits/table-b-home-heating-credit-mi-1040cr-7-alternate-credit-computation" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size:14px;"><U>Table B</U></SPAN></A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Most probably you saw your refund went down because you didn't qualify got the Home Heating credit.</SPAN></P> <P><A href="https://www.michigan.gov/taxes/questions/iit/accordion/heating/home-heating-credit-information-1" target="_blank"><SPAN style="font-size:14px;">Michigan.gov</SPAN></A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:40:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/re-when-i-entered-the-amount-of-child-support-i-received-it-reduced-my-refund-it-is-not-taxable/01/3236425#M740562 MayaD 2024-03-04T15:40:25Z