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Child tax Credit 2018

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February 1, 2019
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Hi All,

I have a question regarding the child tax credits for 2018. I have two children (One born Outside US with TIN Number stayed with me for full year 2018) and US Born child with SSN. In the "Child Tax Credit and Credit for other Dependent WorkSheet", Can I put 2 for 'Number of Qualifying children under 17 with required SSN? The consultant who prepared tax for me said I can claim CTC for my US born child only and I can claim Other dependent for my child with TIN Number? Is that true? If it is not true, Can I file an amendment claim to fix this, once I filed already?

Thanks for your Help!

Best answer by NCPERSON1

to claims the Child Tax Credit (up to $2000), the child must have a valid social security number. Further, they must be a US citizen, a US national or resident alien of the US.

for the Credit for Other Dependents (up to $500) , the standard is lower as a ATIN or ITIN is permitted as well.

you can use the IRS web site application to determine for yourself

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents

click 'begin' at this website and answer all the questions.

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NCPERSON1Answer

to claims the Child Tax Credit (up to $2000), the child must have a valid social security number. Further, they must be a US citizen, a US national or resident alien of the US.

for the Credit for Other Dependents (up to $500) , the standard is lower as a ATIN or ITIN is permitted as well.

you can use the IRS web site application to determine for yourself

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents

click 'begin' at this website and answer all the questions.

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sreeharikvAuthor

Thanks..

Now I understood the changes.. In 2017, I can claim child with SSN/ TIN for Child tax credits. I did that too.

Now, in 2018, if I want to claim the child for tax credit, she should have a SSN. Since she dont have a SSN and she is an iTIN holder, I can claim her for Other Dependents only. I think this clause is not well explained anywhere and we will catch this only while doing the filing.

Thanks Everyone!