can anyone tell me why i have a "other" credit from 2023 for a schedule 8812 but don't see that option this year?

Line 19 of your Form 1040 shows the child tax credit or the credit for other dependents.   You can get the child tax credit of $2000 for a child who is younger than 17.   If they are 17 or older you get the $500 credit for other dependents instead.   If that line has nothing--you are not claiming a dependent.

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number.    Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment.  If your child was born in 2024 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year.  There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support.  Say NO to that question.

Have you entered income from working in 2024?  If not,  you will not receive an income tax refund based on having dependent children.

  The maximum amount of the child tax credit is now $2000 per child; the refundable “additional child tax credit” amount is $1700.   In order to get that credit, you have to have income from working.  

Take the amount you earned from working.   Subtract $2500.   Multiply the rest by 15%.  That is the additional child tax credit per child that you can get—- up to the maximum of $1700 per child.   If the amount you earned from working was low, you will not get the full $1700 per child.

 If your child is older than 16 at the end of 2024, you do not get the CTC.  But you may still get the non-refundable $500 credit for other dependents instead.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/child-tax-credit/L2lNhfGDl_US_en_US?uid=m68dfq2u

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/taxation/additional-child-tax-credit/L6xFeMFEf_US_en_US?uid=lqnuygah

https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/does-my-childdependent-qualify-for-the-child-tax-credit-or-the-credit-for-other-dependents

Look at your 2024 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-return-filing/L77WCkvnu_US_en_US?uid=m681fkhr

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28

That form, Schedule 8812 is used to figure your child tax credits; you can view those credits on lines 19 and 28 of Form 1040.    Your 2024 Child Tax Credit might be less than your 2023 credit due to:

• One or more of children celebrated their 17th birthday in 2024
• One or more children lived with you for less than half the year in 2024 but lived with you for half the year (or more) in 2023
• One or more children paid more than half of their own expenses in 2024, but didn't in 2023
• Your 2024 AGI increased to $400,000 or more (joint filers and surviving spouses) or $200,000 or more (single, Head of Household, or separate filers)

You may need to go back through your dependent interviews to ensure your dependents still qualify.   Qualifying Child Dependents

Child Tax Credit

Additional Child Credit

Other Dependent Credit  

Edited [02/12/2025 |  7:20 AM PST] @katiemoore53