Tax Law and News Advise your clients about the credit for other dependents Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Written by Intuit Accountants Team Modified Sep 29, 2021 1 min read The credit for other dependents is a tax credit available to taxpayers for each of their qualifying dependents who can’t be claimed for the child tax credit. The maximum credit amount is $500 for each dependent who meets certain conditions. These include: Dependents who are age 17 or older. Dependents who have individual taxpayer identification numbers. Dependent parents or other qualifying relatives supported by the taxpayer. Dependents living with the taxpayer who aren’t related to the taxpayer. The credit begins to phase out when the taxpayer’s income is more than $200,000. This phaseout begins for married couples filing a joint tax return at $400,000. A taxpayer can claim this credit if: They claim the person as a dependent on the taxpayer’s return. They cannot use the dependent to claim the child tax credit or additional child tax credit. The dependent is a U.S. citizen, national, or resident alien. Taxpayers can claim the credit for other dependents in addition to the child and dependent care credit and the earned income credit. Taxpayers can use the worksheet in Publication 972, Child Tax Credit and Credit for Other Dependents. This worksheet will help them determine if they can claim the credit for other dependents. Previous Post October 2021 tax and compliance deadlines Next Post Are your tax return preparer credentials in order? Written by Intuit Accountants Team The Intuit® Accountants team provides ProConnect™ Tax, Lacerte® Tax, ProSeries® Tax, and add-on software and services to enable workflow for its customers. Visit us online or follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. More from Intuit Accountants Team Comments are closed. Browse Related Articles Tax Law and News Stacking capital loss harvesting with a SEP contribution Advisory Services Building a modern CAS tech stack Practice Management Short survey: How did tax season go for you? Webinars Increase Client Lifetime Value: May 21 Webinars What’s New in ProConnect™ Tax: May 8 Webinars Succession Planning Considerations: June 4 Practice Management Celebrate! Really bad Dad tax jokes Tax Law and News Tax breaks in disaster-affected areas Tax Law and News May 2025 tax and compliance deadlines Practice Management Elimination vs. delegation vs. automation