I made 300 dollars for 2017 but I have a 2 year old son that I want to claim, will the government still be able to send me some money? If so around how much

[pchavez4034]

Last year I received about 6thousand from filing my taxes and including my son. This year I only made 300 dollars and I wanted to know if I can file the tax return and claim my son,. Will I still receive money for that?

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

They'll sent you about $111 of "earned income credit". $300 income is not enough to get any child tax credit.

The money you hear about people getting for just filing a tax return claiming kids requires you to  ...

If you are a student, over age 23, and are not claimed as a dependent by someone else (e.g. your parent) you may be eligible for the up to $1000 refundable American Opportunity (tuition) Credit. That credit is not dependent on having either kids or earned income. You must be at least a half time undergraduate student and actually paid tuition (not just had it paid by grants). Tuition paid by loans counts as paid by you (since you have to pay that back, someday)

A child can be the “qualifying child” dependent of any close relative in the household. If you live with someone else, e.g. your parents, it may be better if they claim your child.