i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income credit, did i possibly fill in something wrong

johnnyraymiles74 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 06:15:29 GMT

Re: i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income credit, did i possibly fill in something wrong

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:46:06 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/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=m68dfq2u

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

And for the Earned Income Credit—-

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/qualifications-earned-income-credit-eic-eitc/L7w4BFP32_US_en_US?uid=m62rmz09

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

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: i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income cre...

Vanessa A — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 23:47:12 GMT

It is possible. If it is saying your son does not qualify for the child tax credit, then go back to the personal info section and double check the answers to the question. There is one question that asks if he paid more than half of his own support, be sure you answered NO (assuming he did not). Also, make sure you entered his SSN correctly and did not check the box that says not valid for employment.

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i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income credit, did i possibly fill in something wrong

Re: i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income credit, did i possibly fill in something wrong

Re: i have a 15 year old and for some reason it is stating he doesnt qualify for child income cre...