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Why am i only getting a $500 child tax credit this year, when I got $2000 last year?

 
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Why am i only getting a $500 child tax credit this year, when I got $2000 last year?

Did your child turn 17 in 2020?   If your child is older than 16 you lost the child tax credit for 2020 and instead you get the $500 credit for other dependents.

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Why am i only getting a $500 child tax credit this year, when I got $2000 last year?

How old is your child?  Did they turn 17 last year?

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