Why isn't the NYS Empire State Child Credit available for TY 2021 anymore?

[almanzar.aldo]

Unfortunately, there is no mention of this on the current form. Was it discontinued for this tax year? If yes, why? Thank you.

[LenaH]

No. The NYS Empire Child Credit not discontinued for the year. 

To qualify:

• You have to be a full-year NYS resident.
• You have to be a qualifying child that qualifies for the federal child tax credit and is between four and less than seventeen as of December 31, 2021.
• Your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) must be less than $75,000 for single or head of household taxpayers or $110,000 or less for married taxpayers.

If you are still getting an error, it would be helpful to have a TurboTax ".tax2021" file that is experiencing this issue.

You can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information. If you would like to do this, here are the instructions: Go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools. 

1. Then select Tools below Tax Tools. 
2. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.  
3. On this screen, select Share my file with Agent. 
4. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is. Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number. 
5. Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.  

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution.

If you are still getting an error, it would be helpful to have a TurboTax ".tax2021" file that is experiencing this issue.

You can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information. If you would like to do this, here are the instructions: Go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools. 

1. Then select Tools below Tax Tools. 
2. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.  
3. On this screen, select Share my file with Agent. 
4. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is. Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number. 
5. Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.  

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution.

[almanzar.aldo]

My dependent is 17yo this year. Would this be why he no longer qualifies for it? 

[LenaH · Accepted solution]

Yes. As stated above, your dependent must be under the age of seventeen for the NYS Empire State Credit. 

@almanzar.aldo