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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 4:52:39 PM

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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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 4:52:41 PM

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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Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 4:52:41 PM

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.

New Member
Jun 4, 2019 4:52:42 PM

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

Level 15
Jun 4, 2019 4:52:43 PM

Go to My Info--click edit by the child's name, then go through the questions about your child.