There’s A LOT of money out there for parents to collect when you have a new baby - yet each year parents miss out on $12 Billion by making mistakes on taxes or not filing at all. Follow these 4 tips to make sure you get the $$$ that’s owed to you:
This helps so you can add your baby to your taxes this year. This means knowing your baby’s SSN at a minimum, and sometimes having their birth certificate handy if you are going in-person to file taxes. Remember, if your child was born AT ANY POINT in 2022, not just in the first 6 months, you can put them on your taxes (assuming you were the one caring for them).
These are the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit. To get both you need to have made some money from work (gig work, hourly, salary - you name it), but together these credits can mean $5,200 back in your pocket with one kid and $9,100 for two children. That’s MAJOR money.
This tax credit is a benefit that can decrease the amount of taxes you owe if you paid for childcare (like daycare) during 2022. Your kids will need to be 13 or younger but this credit may be worth up to $1,000 for one eligible child and $2,100 for two or more children.
If you, your spouse, or your child are going to college for a degree you may be eligible for the American Opportunity Credit. The credit is available for the first four years of your postsecondary education. X
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