I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

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I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

Yes the $500 is correct. She was 17 at the end of 2018 so she was too old to qualify for the child tax credit of up to $2000.

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I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

Was your child under age 17 at year end 2018? The child tax credit is up to $2000 but for any child age 17 or older, the credit is a family credit that is only $500.

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

She turns 18 today so is the $500 correct?

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

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I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

Yes the $500 is correct. She was 17 at the end of 2018 so she was too old to qualify for the child tax credit of up to $2000.

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I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

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I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

I did my taxes in January, I wonder why I'm only getting $500 for a child dependent. Everyone else that I've talked to is getting over a thousand

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