Hello,
I am processing my tax return for 2023. I put down my mother as a dependent because she lives with me and I pay the majority of her bills. She only gets social security which I know is not earned income. My question is, should I be receiving a bigger refund for her? Because it only went up $10 more. My AGI is $28,000 and I am already filing as Head of Household because I already claim my 16yr old son as a dependent. Am I doing something wrong? I read everywhere that $500 is the max credit.
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Did you have enough tax liability to apply the $500 credit for other dependents to. It’s only available to pay tax debt .
All you "get" for claiming an adult dependent is the $500 credit for other dependents. That credit is not refundable. It can only be used to reduce any tax you owed. Sorry.... If you claimed a child who is 16 you should be getting child tax credit for him and some earned income credit, which adds to your refund.
Nope, no tax debt. I figured but I wanted to make sure. Other people (and my mother) kept telling me that it was refundable and that it would increase your refund. Thanks for confirming.
Did you have enough tax liability to apply the $500 credit for other dependents to. It’s only available to pay tax debt .
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