topic How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit? in Deductions & credits

How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

bwdunn2015 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:05:57 GMT

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

DoninGA — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:05:42 GMT

Have entered any earned income from work of $2,500 or more? Was the child under the age of 17 in 2024?

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

JamesG1 — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 19:04:38 GMT

Assuming that you meet all the requirements of the credit, the Child Tax Credit may have been limited. In 2024, the tax credit will be refundable only up to $1,700, depending on your income.

You must have earned income of at least $2,500 to be eligible for the refund.

Are you able to view the tax return and see what credit was received and how the credit was calculated?

The Child Tax Credit is computed on Schedule 8812 Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents.

The Child Tax Credit is reported on line 19 of the Federal 1040 tax return. The Additional Child Tax Credit is reported on line 28 of the Federal 1040 tax return.

On your 2024 tax return, you can claim the Child Tax Credit for each qualifying dependent child on your return. You can get up to $2,000 for each child under age 17 if your modified adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than:

$400,000 if you're Married Filing Jointly or a Qualifying Surviving Spouse, or
$200,000 for all other filing statuses

If your AGI is higher than that, the amount of Child Tax Credit you're eligible for is reduced by $50 for each $1,000 your modified AGI is above the income threshold. For example, if you're Married Filing Jointly making $401,000, you’re eligible for a total credit of $1,950.

To qualify, your child must meet all these requirements:

Be under age 17 at the end of the tax year
Is your child, stepchild, foster child, adopted child, sibling, step sibling, half sibling, or a descendant of any of them (for example, a grandchild, niece, or nephew)
Has their own Social Security Number
- Children with ITINs don't qualify, but may instead be eligible for the $500 Credit for Other Dependents
Lived with you for more than half the year
Did not support themselves (did not pay more than half their own expenses)
Is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien
- Residents of Canada or Mexico do not qualify

If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2024, you do not qualify for the Child Tax Credit. But you may qualify for the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.

What is the Child Tax Credit?

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:06:23 GMT

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 2024 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 2024? If not, you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.

The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2000 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1700. 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 $1700 per child. If the amount you earned was too low, you will not get the full $1700.

If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2024, 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

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

jamesgain — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:33:25 GMT

Yes I have two dependents on my return why isn't it showing in my return # number

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:37:50 GMT

@jamesgain Scroll up in this thread and read the replies above your own post.

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

xmasbaby0 — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:48:55 GMT

Look at your 2024 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

branagan — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 05:38:10 GMT

Did you figure this out?? I’m having the same issue. It shows in the summary that I qualify, but isn’t showing in my totally refund. All the answers from the certified tax advisors and customer service are not helping.

Re: How come my federal refund amount isn't showing child tax credit?

JohnB5677 — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 17:59:24 GMT

The Child Tax Credit is based on the amount of tax that you owe. If you don’t owe any taxes, you will not be eligible for the credit.

However, you still may qualify for the Additional Child tax credit. This can be up to $1,700 per qualifying child.

You can check your tax return and see what is posted.

From the left sidebar

Select Tax tools
Hint: You may have to minimize the Federal and State selections
Click Tools
A Menu will pop up
Select View tax summary
On the left panel click Preview my 1040

There are three key numbers here

16 Tax
19 Child Tax Credit
28 Additional Child Tax Credit

If you do not see numbers in these boxes you may have mis posted an entry, or you did not qualify for some reason.