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The Child Tax Credit helps families with qualifying children get a tax break. You may be able to claim the credit even if you don't normally file a tax return. Who qualifies. You can claim the Child Tax Credit for each qualifying child who has a Social Security number that is valid for employment in the United States.
A1. You qualified for advance Child Tax Credit payments if you have a qualifying child. Also, you — or your spouse, if married filing a joint return — must have had your main home in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia for more than half the year.
They cannot use the dependent to claim the child tax credit or additional child tax credit. The dependent is a U.S. citizen, national or resident alien. Taxpayers can use the Does My Child/Dependent Qualify for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents tool on IRS.gov to help determine if they are eligible to claim the credit.
A3. For purposes of the Child Tax Credit and advance Child Tax Credit payments, your modified AGI is your adjusted gross income (from the 2020 IRS Form 1040, line 11, or, if you haven’t filed a 2020 return, the 2019 IRS Form 1040, line 8b), plus the following amounts that may apply to you.
A child may meet all the requirements and qualify more than one person for the following child-related benefits: Dependency exemption; EITC; Child tax credit/credit for other dependents/additional child tax credit; Head of household filing status or, Dependent care credit/exclusion for dependent care benefits
The child must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national or a U.S. resident alien. In most cases, the child must have lived with the taxpayer for more than half of 2019. The IRS Interactive Tax Assistant tool Is My Child a Qualifying Child for the Child Tax Credit? helps taxpayers determine if a child qualifies for this credit.
For more information about repayment of advance Child Tax Credit payments, and how to receive the full amount of the Child Tax Credit for which you are eligible, see Topic C: Reconciling Advance Child Tax Credit Payments and Claiming the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Your 2021 Tax Return, and Topic D: Claiming the 2021 Child Tax Credit If You Don ...
If you paid someone to care for your child or other qualifying person so you (and your spouse if filing jointly) could work or look for work, you may be able to take the credit for child and dependent care expenses. Your federal income tax may be reduced by claiming the Credit for Child and Dependent Care expenses on your tax return.
Important: If the total amount of your advance Child Tax Credit payments was greater than the Child Tax Credit amount that you may properly claim on your 2021 tax return, you may have to repay the excess amount on your 2021 tax return during the 2022 tax filing season – unless you qualify for repayment protection.
A2. To claim the credit, you will need to complete Form 2441, Child and Dependent Care Expenses, and include the form when you file your Federal income tax return. In completing the form to claim the credit, you will need to provide a valid taxpayer identification number (TIN) for each qualifying person.