topic Why am I not qualifying for the $2000 child tax credit this year ? in Deductions & credits

Why am I not qualifying for the $2000 child tax credit this year ?

kwiley1517 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:52:16 GMT

Re: Why am I not qualifying for the $2000 child tax credit this year ?

Hal_Al — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:36:28 GMT

Your income is too low. 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, part of the CTC may be on line 28 of form 1040 (2021- 2023) instead of line 19. The ACTC is calculated on form 8812 and is basically 15% of your earned income over $2500. The ACTC is a maximum of $1600 (2023) ($1500 for 2022) per child, not $2000.

Re: Why am I not qualifying for the $2000 child tax credit this year ?

DoninGA — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:36:49 GMT

Did you enter any earned income from work? You must have at least $2,500 of earned income from work to be eligible for the child tax credit.