I have children aged 21 and 19 who are dependents. Am I eligible for any tax credits for them?
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If your 19 and 21 year old children are full-time students you can still get the $500 credit for other dependents for them. You do not get the child tax credit for a child older than 16. If they are not full-time students but they had less than $4700 of income of their own, you can claim them and get that same $500 credit for other dependents.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900923-what-is-the-child-tax-credit
Additionally---if your children are full-time students, you should look into eligibility for education credits:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901172-what-are-education-tax-credits
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901172-what-education-tax-credits-are-available
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/am-i-eligible-to-claim-an-education-credit
You may be eligible for the Other Dependent Credit worth $500. This is a non-refundable credit, but it can reduce your taxes owed. You gross income must be below $200,000 or $400,000 if filing jointly.
You may also be eligible to claim some education credits if they are full time students. The American Opportunity Credit can be worth up to $2,500 per eligible sudent and the Lifetime Learning Credit can be worth up to $2,000 per tax return. The IRS has a great interactive assistant that can help you determine if your eligible.
Again, your income must be below the threshold of $90,000, or $180,000 if filing jointly.
Hope this helps!
Cindy
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