The Child and Working Family Credits

[tommyg2007]

Here is my situation, I rent with my girlfriend and our 2 year old son. My girl is claiming him for the dependent she is the head of household. My girl made over 100k but I only made 20k last year. My girl dont qualified for the earned income tax credit or EITC for the federal credit. But I on the other hand think I do qualify for it since my income was small. Is this true??? because I made less, had earned income, no investments, and I'm a US citizen. Can I still claim my child for the federal credit EITC? If my girlfriend is claiming him as dependent for the child tax credit. I did turbotax and on the federal part it says I dont qualify for the child tax credit due to someone claiming him that is good that is what I want. I also received the EITC. But why on the state part it says I qualify for the child tax credit and working family credit. But I do NOT want that since my girl is claiming the dependent. Please help?

Here are some of the screen shots. The 1st pic is correct I don't qualify for the Federal Child Tax Credit, but why does it say on the 2nd picture that I qualified for $2110? That does NOT make sense? I don't want to claim that because my partner will claim the child for the child tax credit.

[Bsch4477]

See yesterday’s answer 

[xmasbaby0]

@tommyg2007 When all of you live together as a family, only one of the parents can enter the child on a tax return.   There is no "splitting" of the child-related credits if you live together.   That is only done when the parents are divorced or never married and live apart---sharing custody.   That is not what you describe.   So---one of you (the mother who is the higher earner)  files HOH and claims the child for the child tax credit and perhaps childcare credit.   You cannot put the child on your return to get EIC.  You file Single and enter nothing about the child on your return.

[Bsch4477]

The working family credit is a Minnesota credit and you don’t have to claim a dependent to get it.