Ctc

Nikkylow — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:48:53 GMT

Did my taxes a few days ago. Says both my children qualify for the CTC. I finalized my taxes and it said I got $0 for both child. So I only got 1600 for actc. Why did I not get the ctc? I get it every year this is the first year I'll be claiming two kids because I had a baby an all of a sudden I get nothing. And ACTC was up to 1600 per child why did I only get it for one child. So right there is two questions. My last question is I just read that the CTC had been changed from 1600 to 1800. I did my taxes before the changes were made so will the IRS already make the correction for me to receive any of the missing CTC or actc??

Re: Ctc

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:36:59 GMT

The additional CTC has not gone up to $1800. It is still $1600 per child for 2023. There is a bill proposed in Congress to enhance the CTC, but it has not yet passed. We do not know if or when it will pass.

The 2021 child-related credits were very generous. Lots of people are still being taken by surprise when they find out the credits for 2022 and 2023 are lower than they were for 2021.

The tax laws changed for child-related credits and are much less generous for 2022 and 2023.

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number. Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment. If your child was born in 2023 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year. There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support. Say NO to that question.

Have you entered income from working in 2023? If not, you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.

The rules for getting the child tax credit on a 2021 tax return and now on a 2023 return are very different. For 2021 you could get $3600 for a child under 6 or $3000 for a child between 6 and 17 even if you had no income/did not work. That is NOT the way it will work for your 2023 tax return. The “old” rules are back.

The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2000 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1600. In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working. The credit is calculated based on the amount you earned above $2500 multiplied by 15%, up to the full $1600 per child. If the amount you earned was too low, you will not get the full $1600.

If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2023, you do not get the CTC. But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900923-what-is-the-child-tax-credit

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6xFeMFEf_US_en_US?uid=lqnuygah

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents

And for the Earned Income Credit—-the rules are back to the “old” rules—

Those under 25 and over 65 without children are not eligible as they were uniquely in 2021. And you cannot use your income from any earlier tax year to get the EIC for a 2022 return. There is no “lookback” for 2023. EIC for 2023 will be based on the income you earned by working in 2023.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1899157-what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-earned-income-credit-eic-or-eitc

https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/individuals/earned-income-tax-credit/use-the-eitc-assistant

Look at your 2023 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

PREVIEW 1040

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

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

AND….If you have children but had little or no income, it raises the question of how you and the children were supported. There may be another tax-paying adult who can claim you and/or the children as dependents.

Re: Ctc

DoninGA — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 14:39:16 GMT

The Child Tax Credit for tax year 2023 has not increased. Congress has not passed any legislation for an increase at this time.

When you entered your child born in 2023 did you select that they lived in your home for the entire year? A child born during the year is deemed to have lived with you for the whole year.

The $1,600 ACTC is the refundable portion of the CTC.

See this TurboTax Tax Tip website - https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/family/child-tax-credit/L9ZIjdlZz

Re: Ctc

Hal_Al — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 15:25:37 GMT

Q. Why did I not get the ctc?

A. The CTC is a non-refundable credit and can only reduce your income tax to 0, It can not help you beyond eliminating your tax liability. Lines 16 and 18 (amount of tax) of form 1040 is already 0, so you get no CTC.

But, if you have more than $2500 of earned income, you get the "Additional Child tax credit", instead.

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