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my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

zombies9303 — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 16:22:33 GMT

Re: my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

bluedeb — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:43:34 GMT

In order to receive the credit the child has to be under 17 at the end of the year.

For the second stimulus money, you could receive it for a child that is 17 as long as they turned 17 in the second half of 2020.

Re: my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

Hal_Al — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:05:57 GMT

@bluedeb Do you have a reference for the "they turned 17 in the second half of 2020" rule? This is the first I'm hearing that and can't find a reference source on google

Re: my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

bluedeb — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:29:08 GMT

@Hal_Al I found the information again in the following article:

The IRS will use people's 2019 tax returns to determine their stimulus payments, which means that teens who hit their 17th birthday in the second half of 2020 — after tax returns were due to the IRS — could still qualify.

https://www.kpax.com/news/u-s-and-the-world/second-stimulus-check-who-wont-be-getting-a-600-check

Also, my granddaughter turned 17 in Nov. of 2020, my son did get the $600 for my granddaughter who turned 17 in Nov. 2020.

Re: my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

Hal_Al — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:53:12 GMT

Thanks. I read that to say: you may have still gotten a check in 2020 for a child who turned 17 in 2020 (a loop hole). But I don't take it to mean you can file a 2020 return and claim the rebate credit.

Re: my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

bluedeb — Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:28:06 GMT

@Hal_Al I corrected my statement above, I meant to say my son did receive $600 for my granddaughter who turned 17 in Nov. of 2020.