topic Why do I not qualify for the child tax credit when I have 1 kid and made $3156 in Deductions & credits

Why do I not qualify for the child tax credit when I have 1 kid and made $3156

3a24d20ba4de — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:31:58 GMT

Re: Why do I not qualify for the child tax credit when I have 1 kid and made $3156

Mike9241 — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:08:12 GMT

this forum can not see your tax info or return. if 3156 is earned income and your entire income then you have no income tax liability so the regular child tax credit, limited to your income tax, is zero

if 3156 is earned income then you should get an additional child tax credit of 15% of your earned income in excess of 2500 [(3156-2500) x .15] =98

to check use the IRS EIC calculator

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

Re: Why do I not qualify for the child tax credit when I have 1 kid and made $3156

Hal_Al — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:30:33 GMT

The child tax credit (CTC) is limited to your tax liability. 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. But, if you have more than $2500 of earned income, some or all of it is usually given back to you thru the "Additional Child tax credit".

That is, your $98 is on line 28 of form 1040 instead of line 19.