ITA Home This interview will help you determine if a person qualifies you for the Child Tax Credit or the Credit for Other Dependents. Information You'll Need Your filing status. Whether you can claim the person as a dependent. The person's date of birth. The tool is designed for taxpayers who were U.S. citizens or resident aliens for the entire tax year for which they're inquiring. If married, the spouse must also have been a U.S. citizen or resident alien for the entire tax year. For information about nonresidents or dual-status aliens, please see International Taxpayers. Caution: For 2020, this topic doesn’t include the recently passed legislation that allows a taxpayer to elect to use his or her 2019 earned income to figure the additional child tax credit (ACTC). Until the update can be made, see Division EE - Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 within H.R. 133 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 PDF. Disclaimer Conclusions are based on information provided by you in response to the questions you answered. Answers do not constitute written advice in response to a specific written request of the taxpayer within the meaning of section 6404(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. Estimated Completion Time: 10 minutes Please Note: After 15 minutes of inactivity, you'll be forced to start over. Caution: Using the "Back" button within the ITA tool could cause an application error. Begin
