Be careful rushing through your taxes to get your refund faster. A mistake could bring you an audit instead. Here's how to ...

This may have included yourself, your spouse and any qualifying dependents. In the 2017 tax year, the exemption ... member of household or relationship" test, gross income test and support tests.

A month before IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel resigned Jan. 20, he announced a plan to get stimulus cash to 1 million ...

That year, the Child Tax Credit provided up to $3,600 per child under six and $3,000 per child aged six to 17. For 2025, the maximum child tax credit is $2,000 per qualifying child, unchanged from ...

Have lived with you for more than half the tax year. Be claimed as a dependent on your return. Not file a joint return for the year (or file the joint return only to claim a refund of taxes ...

Child Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents. This year, Direct File will also cover taxpayers claiming the Child and Dependent Care Credit, Premium Tax Credit, Credit for the Elderly and ...

can be claimed as a dependent on someone else's tax return. Under these rules, you may even be able to deduct the cost of a COVID-19 home test kit or PPE for your parents. For example, if you ...

The IRS & software providers test the electronic filing system ... But the IRS will now accept a tax return even if the dependent was claimed on a previously filed tax return if the primary ...