Facts: -Henry and Claudia are married and want to fle a joint return. • They hav
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Facts:
-Henry and Claudia are married and want to fle a joint return.
• They have one child, Alyssa, who is 5 years old and lived with them all year.
• Henry, Claudia, and Alyssa lived in the US all year and all have Individual Taxpayer Identifcation Number (ITIN).
• Henry earned $37,000 in wages and had no other income. Claudia had $5,000 in earned income.
• Henry and Claudia provided all the support for Alyssa
Question:
1. Henry and Claudia are eligible to claim the earned income credit.
True or False
2. Henry and Claudia can claim Alyssa as a dependent, but not for the child tax credit.
True or False
Explanation / Answer
1.
False, because they have ITINs and not SSNs
2.
False, they can claim Alyssa for CTC also but they have to fill out Form 8812 for it.
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