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Question

Why am I getting only $500 per child for the \"Other Dependent\" tax credit instead of the $2000 per child for the actual \"Child\" tax credit?

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
March 24, 2024
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Both my children appear to meet the Child Tax Credit criteria listed by TT: US Citizen, Under 17, did not support themselves, has SSN, lived with me all year.

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When entering their Social Security numbers, did you check the box "Not valid for employment"? If you did, that would prevent the child tax credit. You will need to uncheck that box.

That is exactly what happened. I checked that box in error, so now it has gone back to normal. Thank you!

If you’ve already completed that portion, how do you go back and uncheck the box? I can’t seem to get back to it.

To make the changes:

Revisit the Personal Info section
Click Edit next to your child's name
Continue until you get to the screen Let's Tie Up One More Thing.
On that screen your can uncheck the box under the SSN.

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If I already e-filed my taxes for 2024 and I made this mistake, will I have to amend it to fix the dependent mistake.