My husband and I are claiming grandchild as dependent. He has earned income. I have social security. Why can't we claim her tuition for child tax credit?

[BobinCT · Accepted solution]

And to get the child care credit she has to be under 13.

[DeniseF1]

According to the IRS, in order to claim the child tax credit, your dependent must be under 17 years of age on the last day of the year (2017).

Please Note: Education expenses for grades K-12 are not deductible on your Federal return, whether for private, public, or home schooling, nor are the expenses for tutoring, after school lessons or after school activities, such as dance lessons, sports, etc.  Some states allow deductions/credits for K-12 education and/or home schooling expenses; if your state has these deductions available, you will be prompted to enter them when you prepare your state return.  (As far as I know, the states that offer any sort of K-12 deductions/credits are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,Louisiana, Minnesota, and Wisconsin)