topic Does not qualify because LILY is younger than 4 years old. This is for Empire State Child Tax Credit why is that. in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/does-not-qualify-because-lily-is-younger-than-4-years-old-this-is-for-empire-state-child-tax-credit/01/716496#M94852 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:41:39 GMT naughtygirl88694 2019-06-06T14:41:39Z Does not qualify because LILY is younger than 4 years old. This is for Empire State Child Tax Credit why is that. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/does-not-qualify-because-lily-is-younger-than-4-years-old-this-is-for-empire-state-child-tax-credit/01/716496#M94852 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:41:39 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/does-not-qualify-because-lily-is-younger-than-4-years-old-this-is-for-empire-state-child-tax-credit/01/716496#M94852 naughtygirl88694 2019-06-06T14:41:39Z Because that's the way the NY State legislature wrote the... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/because-that-s-the-way-the-ny-state-legislature-wrote-the/01/716503#M94855 <P>Because that's the way the NY State legislature wrote the State tax law. We don't know why.</P><P> <A href="https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/it/it213i.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/current_forms/it/it213i.pdf</A> <BR /> </P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:41:41 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/because-that-s-the-way-the-ny-state-legislature-wrote-the/01/716503#M94855 SweetieJean 2019-06-06T14:41:41Z So does that mean I can not claim her on my taxes? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/so-does-that-mean-i-can-not-claim-her-on-my-taxes/01/716506#M94856 <P>So does that mean I can not claim her on my taxes?&nbsp;<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:41:42 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/so-does-that-mean-i-can-not-claim-her-on-my-taxes/01/716506#M94856 naughtygirl88694 2019-06-06T14:41:42Z You can still claim her as a dependent, but you will not... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-can-still-claim-her-as-a-dependent-but-you-will-not/01/716513#M94857 You can still claim her as a dependent, but you will not get that credit. Thu, 06 Jun 2019 14:41:44 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/you-can-still-claim-her-as-a-dependent-but-you-will-not/01/716513#M94857 SweetieJean 2019-06-06T14:41:44Z