In the state of NY there is supposed to be a tax credit for non custodial parents who pay child support and are current. Where does this get entered?

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June 1, 2019
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Best answer by rjs

The credit you are referring to is the New York State noncustodial parent earned income credit. See the following link on the NY Department of Taxation web site for some basic information about the credit.

https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/nceic.htm

Note that you can only claim this credit if you paid child support through a Support Collection Unit under court order.

In the TurboTax New York program this credit is included in the Earned Income Credit topic. On the screen for "New York credits and taxes," click the Start, Update, or Revisit button for Earned Income Credit.

rjsAnswer

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https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/credits/nceic.htm

Note that you can only claim this credit if you paid child support through a Support Collection Unit under court order.

lg20467

The instructions may be dated. For TY19 in the Turbotax App, we found no New York Credits and Taxes Section. No earned income section and the You and your Family section didn't have anything about earned income or non custodial parent.

JotikaT2

Yes, there is a tax credit in New York for noncustodial parents.

In order to claim the credit, you must:

Be a full year New York State resident
Be at least 18 years old
Be a parent of a child who you don't live with
Have an order in effect for at least half of the tax year requiring
Make child support payments through a New York State Support Collection Unit
Have paid an amount at least equal to the amount required by the court

Form IT-209 Instructions

In order to claim the credit in TurboTax, please ensure you have entered Earned Income.

Once you have finished entering your information in the Federal section, proceed to complete your state return.

Select State in the left panel
Start your state return
Select "Continue/Edit" to the right of your New York return
Proceed to answer the questions until you reach the "Take a look at New York credits & taxes"
Under the "You and Your Family" section, select "Earned Income Credit"
Proceed to answer the question regarding "Noncustodial Parent"
Follow the screens and answer questions as applicable.