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U.S. citizen son lives in Mexico with 2 children under the age 17 who are U.S. citizens. His 2017 income was USD 47,119. How come no Additional Child Care Credit?

 
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U.S. citizen son lives in Mexico with 2 children under the age 17 who are U.S. citizens. His 2017 income was USD 47,119. How come no Additional Child Care Credit?

If he is claiming the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, which excludes $102,1000 of foreign earned income for US citizens living abroad, he can't claim the additional child tax credit.

For more information, follow this link: Taxpayers Living Abroad

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U.S. citizen son lives in Mexico with 2 children under the age 17 who are U.S. citizens. His 2017 income was USD 47,119. How come no Additional Child Care Credit?

If he is claiming the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion, which excludes $102,1000 of foreign earned income for US citizens living abroad, he can't claim the additional child tax credit.

For more information, follow this link: Taxpayers Living Abroad

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