My daughter's birthday is 1/17/2005. Therefore, she did not turn 18 until this year on 1/17/2023. Why am I not getting the Child Tax credit for 2022?

[xmasbaby0]

Sorry---for a 2022 tax return you cannot get the child tax credit for a child older than 16.  The tax law changed for 2022.   You can get the $500 credit for other dependents for her.

CREDIT FOR OTHER DEPENDENTS

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[KrisD15 · Accepted solution]

Child Tax Credit is for children under 17 

According to the IRS:

"To be a qualifying child for the 2022 tax year, your dependent generally must:

• Be under age 17 at the end of the year
• Be your son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, half-sister, or a descendant of one of these (for example, a grandchild, niece or nephew)
• Provide no more than half of their own financial support during the year
• Have lived with you for more than half the year
• Be properly claimed as your dependent on your tax return
• Not file a joint return with their spouse for the tax year or file it only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid
• Have been a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or U.S. resident alien"

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