https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-my-child-tax-credit-decrease/01/426490#M54410 I had a baby in 2016, yet my child tax credit went from $3,250 for 2015 to $2,900 for 2016, why? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:30:14 GMT Nathaniel 2019-06-04T21:30:14Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-my-child-tax-credit-decrease/01/426490#M54410 I had a baby in 2016, yet my child tax credit went from $3,250 for 2015 to $2,900 for 2016, why? Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:30:14 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/why-did-my-child-tax-credit-decrease/01/426490#M54410 Nathaniel 2019-06-04T21:30:14Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-child-tax-credit-available-only-for-a-child-16-or-un/01/426499#M54412 The Child Tax Credit, available only for a child 16 or under at the end of the tax year, is a non-refundable credit that can be used only to offset tax. You get only enough child tax credit to reduce your tax to zero, up to a maximum of $1,000 per child. If your other deductions and credits have reduced your tax to zero when the child tax credit is calculated, you do not get any child tax credit. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:30:16 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/the-child-tax-credit-available-only-for-a-child-16-or-un/01/426499#M54412 jerry2000 2019-06-04T21:30:16Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/thank-you-i-think-this-is-my-case/01/426514#M54414 Thank you! I think this is my case. Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:30:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/thank-you-i-think-this-is-my-case/01/426514#M54414 Nathaniel 2019-06-04T21:30:17Z