How to Claim Your Tax Credits

Tax Credits - How to Claim
Types of Tax Credits	How to Claim Personal Tax Credits
Earned Income Tax Credit	Tax program automatically computes your EITC based on your earned income (W-2)and number of child dependents. Nothing to enter to claim.
Advanced Payment	Enter in Advanced EITC Payments from W-2 box 9. This should have been entered already when you entered in all the information from your W-2.
Child + Dependent Care	On tax program form, enter the name and social security number of the child. Enter name, address, Employer ID Number of paid caregiver, enter amount paid to the caregiver.
Credit Elderly + Disabled	Automatically calculated by the tax program from personal and income information. Nothing to do to claim.
Child Tax Credit	Automatically calculated by the tax program from income and dependent information given previously.
Additional Child Tax Credit	Automatically calculated by the tax program from income and dependent information given previously.
Education Credits	Choose between the Hope or Lifetime Credit. Enter students name, social security number and qualified costs.
Adoption Tax Credit	Enter child's name, social security number, and adoption expenses (from your personal records)
Adoption Benefits	Should have been entered with all information on W-2 box 12 code T
Credit Taxes Withheld	Should have been entered from W-2 box 2, and State tax withheld W-2 boxes 15-20
Credit for Paying Estimated Taxes	Enter amount of estimated taxes paid during the year

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