topic Is your child tax credit calculating correctly if your child turned 6 mid-year? in Deductions & credits

Is your child tax credit calculating correctly if your child turned 6 mid-year?

kimlony — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:59:51 GMT

It's up to 3600 for children under 6. My son turned 6 in April. SO, I'm expecting to see that he would qualify for the 300 for the first 3 months, and then 250 each month after total 3,150. But it's only saying we're eligible for 2,500 total for him for the year.

Re: Is your child tax credit calculating correctly if your child turned 6 mid-year?

KrisD15 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:35:37 GMT

That would be correct.

The credit is based on the age of the child on December 31 of the tax year.

Most all age requirements are based on the last day of the year.

"Age test - To qualify, a child must have been under age 18 at the end of the year. Increased credit amounts are available for children under age 6 if certain family income tests are met."

Link with more information.

Re: Is your child tax credit calculating correctly if your child turned 6 mid-year?

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:37:51 GMT

No. It goes by the age of the child at the end of 2021. They do not calculate up to his birthday. If your child was 6 or older at the end of 2021, you get a total of $3000 for his child tax credit. And it is reconciled against the amount of advance payments you received already.

The amount you can still get for him will be shown on line 28 of your Form 1040.

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.