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The amounts on lines 19 (Child tax credit) and 28 additional child tax credit), on form 1040, are attributable to claiming your son as a dependent. Most (but not all) of the amount on line 27 (EIC - Earned income credit) is because of the dependent. To see how much your EIC would have been without the child, see the EIC table at
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040tt#idm140702909059168 scroll way down.
For example, at $15,000 of earned income, the EIC for no kids is $273, for one kid it's $4213. So, the kid got you $3940 of EIC (in addition to the child tax credit and the additional child tax credit).
The amounts on lines 19 (Child tax credit) and 28 additional child tax credit), on form 1040, are attributable to claiming your son as a dependent. Most (but not all) of the amount on line 27 (EIC - Earned income credit) is because of the dependent. To see how much your EIC would have been without the child, see the EIC table at
https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040tt#idm140702909059168 scroll way down.
For example, at $15,000 of earned income, the EIC for no kids is $273, for one kid it's $4213. So, the kid got you $3940 of EIC (in addition to the child tax credit and the additional child tax credit).
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