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posted Jun 4, 2019 9:23:30 PM

I was going over my return and notice that I only get 1000 per child for tax credit when the child tax credit has double this year. Why is that ?

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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 9:23:31 PM

The Child Tax Credit for tax year 2017 is $1,000.  The CTC increases to $2,000 in tax year 2018 and beyond.

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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 9:23:31 PM

The Child Tax Credit for tax year 2017 is $1,000.  The CTC increases to $2,000 in tax year 2018 and beyond.