Business Rule F1040-076-01

Business Rule F1040-076-01 Form 1040, Line 6c, for each dependent provided, if Line 6c (4) checkbox ‘EligibleForChildTaxCreditInd’ is checked, then that dependent’s age must be under 17. Field/Xpath: /efile:Return/efile:ReturnData/efile:IRS1040/efile:DependentInformations[1]/efile:DependentSSNIssue :

For a dependent to be eligible for the child tax credit, the dependent relationship must spelled correctly and the dependent must be your son, daughter, adopted child, grandchild, sister, brother, niece, nephew or foster child, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister and be under age 17. Make any necessary corrections to the dependent relationships on your return. Before you re-submit your return, go to Step 2, scroll down and input the current date below the date of birth. The current date is the day you intend to e-file the return again.