California's Earned Income Tax Credit/Young Child Tax Credit/Foster Youth Tax Credit

[elisha629]

I have never qualified for this credit in the past and not a single thing has changed. And it says that I entered ITIN number for one of my dependants and I didn't. The only ITIN number was for reporting the middle class tax refund. I'm afraid my refund is going to get held up because of this.

[SantinoD · Accepted solution]

To qualify for California's Earned Income Tax Credit/Young Child Tax Credit/Foster Youth Tax Credit you must meet certain qualifications. It is possible you qualify if your income changed this year that qualified you to claim. Look below to see if this applies to you:

To qualify for CalEITC you must meet all of the following requirements during the tax year:

• You’re at least 18 years old or have a qualifying child
• Have earned income of at least $1.00 and not more than $30,000
• Have a valid Social Security Number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) for you, your spouse, and any qualifying children
• Live in California for more than half the filing year
• Not be eligible to be claimed as a qualifying child of another taxpayer
• Not be eligible to be claimed as a dependent of another taxpayer unless you have a qualifying child

An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is a tax processing number issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS issues ITINs to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number (SSN) from the Social Security Administration (SSA).

It is possible that you have entered one of your dependents SSN's incorrectly and that is why TurboTax thinks you have entered an ITIN. I recommend looking at their Social Security Cards and going back to verify each dependent's SSN.

Gather the Social Security cards for each listed dependent on your return and follow the solution steps below:

1. With your return open, select My Info (on mobile devices, select the menu icon in the upper-left corner, then select File).
2. On the Personal info summary screen, select Edit next to the dependent.
3. Proceed to the Tell us about [dependent] screen, make any corrections, then select Continue.
                Note: To verify your dependent's Social Security number, keep going through the interview (it's about 7 or 8 screens in).