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Internal Revenue Service

Community Resource

Serves: Seattle, King County

About this resource

This initiative offers tax relief to families with qualifying children. Eligible families may receive the Child Tax Credit, which can be as much as $2,200 per child, the Additional Child Tax Credit of up to $1,700 per child, or the Credit for Other Dependents, which is up to $500 per dependent.

To apply, visit the website.

There are no associated fees.

Who can use this

To qualify, household income must be below $200,000 ($400,000 for joint filers), and each child must have a valid Social Security number issued before the tax return due date. The child must be under 17 at the end of the tax year, related to the taxpayer, not provide more than half of their own support, have lived with the taxpayer for over half the year, be claimed as a dependent, not file a joint return (unless solely for a refund), and be a U.S. citizen, U.S. National, or U.S. resident alien.

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