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New Member
posted Feb 13, 2021 6:52:43 AM

Why is my refund so much less this year than last year and my son was in my home with me all last year in 2020?

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Level 15
Feb 13, 2021 7:48:22 AM

You have provided no details about your son so we cannot tell if you should be getting any sort of credits for claiming him as a dependent.   Provide some information---how old was he at the end of 2020?   Was he a full-time student?   Did he have any income of his own?  How much?  Was your own income the same--or about the same  -- as your 2019 income?   

New Member
Feb 13, 2021 7:54:32 AM

He was 18 at the end of last year but he didnt start working until 11/2020. I supported him 10 months of 2020 he stays in the home with me