my daughter is 17 and is still in high school and I am not getting the tax credit for her

[bluedeb]

In order to receive the credit the child has to be under 17 at the end of the year.

For the second stimulus money, you could receive it for a child that is 17 as long as they turned 17 in the second half of 2020.

[Hal_Al]

@bluedeb  Do you have a reference for the "they turned 17 in the second half of 2020" rule? This is the first I'm hearing that and can't find a reference source on google

[bluedeb]

@Hal_Al   I found the information again in the following article:

The IRS will use people's 2019 tax returns to determine their stimulus payments, which means that teens who hit their 17th birthday in the second half of 2020 — after tax returns were due to the IRS — could still qualify.

https://www.kpax.com/news/u-s-and-the-world/second-stimulus-check-who-wont-be-getting-a-600-check

Also, my granddaughter turned 17 in Nov. of 2020, my son did get the $600 for my granddaughter who turned 17 in Nov.  2020.

[Hal_Al]

Thanks. I read that to say: you may have still gotten a check in 2020 for a child who turned 17 in 2020 (a loop hole).  But I don't take it to mean you can file a 2020 return and claim the rebate credit. 

[bluedeb]

@Hal_Al  I corrected my statement above, I meant to say my son did receive $600 for my granddaughter who turned 17 in Nov. of 2020.