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Hi, my tax refund this year was so much lower than last year. I made more money this year and had less tax deducted which I thought was normal since I moved from NY to NJ and had a child in 2018. Can

 
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Hi, my tax refund this year was so much lower than last year. I made more money this year and had less tax deducted which I thought was normal since I moved from NY to NJ and had a child in 2018. Can

If your child was born in 2018 make sure you said in My Info that the child lived with you the WHOLE year--you must do that in order to get any of the child-related credits.

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Hi, my tax refund this year was so much lower than last year. I made more money this year and had less tax deducted which I thought was normal since I moved from NY to NJ and had a child in 2018. Can

If your child was born in 2018 make sure you said in My Info that the child lived with you the WHOLE year--you must do that in order to get any of the child-related credits.

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**

Hi, my tax refund this year was so much lower than last year. I made more money this year and had less tax deducted which I thought was normal since I moved from NY to NJ and had a child in 2018. Can

where exactly does it give you the option to state that?

Hi, my tax refund this year was so much lower than last year. I made more money this year and had less tax deducted which I thought was normal since I moved from NY to NJ and had a child in 2018. Can

Go to My Info--click edit by the child's name, then go through the questions about your child.
**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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