Last year I received a @$2,000 deduction for the child tax credit. This year, Turbo Tax is not giving me that same deduction. From everything that I can find, I should still get this and TT gives me no reason why I don't. (My daughter is 14.)
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Ok ... did you complete ALL of the income section yet ? Until you have income and a tax liability you will not be eligible for the CTC or the ACTC.
There's also one of the credits (can't recall which) that you flat out will not qualify for, because of your daughter's age too.
Form 2441 the "Day Care Credit" ends the moment the child turns 13.
@Carl The child tax credit ends in the year a child turns 17, but the user says her child is 14.
The child tax credit is on different lines, on the 2019 form 1040, than it was on the 2018 form. See item #4 below.
There are 6 possible reasons; you aren’t getting the Child Tax credit (CTC). It’s usually #4:
I have not completed the intersest income section, so it sounds like this might be the issue. Thanks!
Yes ... the program works best if you follow the interview sections as they are presented ... trying to do any deductions or credits before the income is like putting the cart before the horse ... it may look interesting but it is not effective 😉
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