[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":7},["ShallowReactive",2],{"faq-standard-1582":3},{"rec_id":4,"title":5,"text":6},"1582","Why am I not getting the Child Tax Credit, or less Child Tax Credit than I expected?","You might not get the \u003Ci>Child Tax Credit\u003C/i> or less of the credit than you expected due to one or more of the following reasons:\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\nYour child's information might be entered incorrectly. Double check that your child's information is entered correctly on the Your Dependents and Qualifying Children screen. Make sure your child's birth date, Social Security number, and relationship to taxpayer are correct.\n\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\nYour child needs to be younger than 17 to qualify.\n\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\nThe credit will start to phase out if your Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) is more than $200,000 (400,000 for joint filers)\n\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\nThe \u003Ci>Child Tax Credit\u003C/i> is \u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=8063\">nonrefundable\u003C/a>. That means if your income is low enough that your tax is already zero, then the credit will also be zero. However, you may still qualify for the \u003Ci>Additional Child Tax Credit\u003C/i>, which is \u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=8064\">refundable\u003C/a>.\n\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\nIf you have an agreement with the dependent's other parent saying who can claim the child, and the other parent is claiming that dependent this year, you won't qualify for the \u003Ci>Child Tax Credit\u003C/i> for that dependent.\n\u003C/li>\n\u003Cli>\nIf you (and your spouse if \u003Ci>Married Filing Jointly\u003C/i>) \u003Ca href=\"/freefile2025/answers?faq=12328\">don't have a \u003Ci>Social Security Number\u003C/i>\u003C/a> you can't take the \u003Ci>Child Tax Credit\u003C/i>.\n\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>",1777391591384]