Sorry she had to be UNDER 17 on Dec 31 .
What is the Child Tax Credit
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=ldahfhq9
Your child might qualify for the $500 Credit for Other Dependents “Family Tax Credit”.
The credit will show on your 1040 form line 19.
To be eligible for this credit, your child must fit the definition of:
Remember that you also received a full credit the year she was born even though she was only alive for 9 days. Everyone gets to claim the credit 17 times (year zero through year 16).
Q. How do I not qualify for child tax credit (CTC) if she was 16 for all but a week of dec in 2024? She was 16 till Dec 22, 2024.
A. Mostly because that's the way congress wrote the law. But, remember, you got the full CTC back in 2008, when the child was only with your 9 days. So, everybody gets the CTC the same number of times (17), regardless of birthdate.
Q. Why didn't I get the CTC this year?
A. Your child is too old (over 16). You can still claim your child, as a dependent. What you can't claim is the Child tax credit. This comes as a big surprise to many parents the year their child turns 17. A child over age 16 no longer qualifies for the Child Tax credit (CTC). Although a child can still be a student dependent through age 23, and a qualifying child for the Earned Income Credit, the Child Tax Credit expires the year they turn 17 and you no longer get the $2000 CTC. Instead you will get the non-refundable (up to) $500 Other Dependent Credit.