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🔍 ACTC/CTC not calculating for ITIN for SureFire 2018

2018 - The credit for CTC or ACTC did not calculate.

This article explains the SSN requirements for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) for tax year 2018, and why credits may not calculate when an ITIN is used.

⚠️ Before You Begin

These credits depend on whether your qualifying child has the required identification type and timing:

• SSN must be valid for employment
• SSN must be issued before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions)
• If the child does not qualify for CTC/ACTC, you may still be able to claim a credit for other dependents using a different type of taxpayer identification number issued on or before the due date

CTC: Social security number (SSN) required for child tax credit. Your child must have an SSN valid for employment issued before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions) to be claimed as a qualifying child for the child tax credit or additional child tax credit.

If your child doesnt qualify you for the child tax credit but has a taxpayer identification number issued on or before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions), you may be able to claim the new credit for other dependents for that child.

ACTC: What's New New social security number (SSN) requirement for a qualifying child. To claim the ACTC, your qualifying child must have the required SSN.

The required SSN is one that is valid for employment and that is issued before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions).

If you have a qualifying child who does not have the required SSN, you cannot use the child to claim the ACTC on either your original or an amended 2018 return.

If your qualifying child does not have the required SSN but has another type of taxpayer identification number issued on or before the due date of your 2018 return (including extensions), you may be able to claim the new credit for other dependents for that child. See your tax return instructions for more information about claiming the credit for other dependents.

Use this when you need to understand why CTC/ACTC did not calculate.

• If the qualifying child does not have the required SSN valid for employment issued before the due date of the 2018 return (including extensions), the child cannot be used to claim the ACTC on the original or amended 2018 return.
• If the child does not qualify for the child tax credit but has another taxpayer identification number issued on or before the due date (including extensions), you may be able to claim the credit for other dependents instead.

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