I have 3 dependents but it says that I only get the “child tax credit” for 2 of them. When I checked the return the checked box for my 3rd dependent is “credit for other

jengrier3 · ‎April 13, 2020

dependents”. Why is this? She is my child. It made me miss out on $500 extra for the Stimlus payment.

Stinkerbellkity · ‎April 13, 2020

Sounds like one of your children was over the age of 16 at year-end and so did not qualify or the credit or the stimulus.

KrisD15 · ‎April 13, 2020

@jengrier3

Yes, that is true. Once the child reaches 17 in a tax year, you don't get the Child Tax Credit, but you can get a smaller credit called "Other Dependent Credit"

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I have 3 dependents but it says that I only get the “child tax credit” for 2 of them. When I checked the return the checked box for my 3rd dependent is “credit for other