# Child Tax Credit

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-tax-credit/182964>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 19, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-tax-credit/182964 "2003-06-19T17:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-tax-credit/182964/1 "2003-06-19T17:36:16Z")

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Is the $1000 (per child?) child tax credit that’s supposed to be issued in July a refund for 2002 or a credit for our 2003 taxes? If it’s for 2003, will people who are expecting a baby this year be eligible to receive it?

I’m expecting a baby August 1 - do I have a check coming to me and if so, how do I make sure it finds me?

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**Author:** ![barker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@barker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barker)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-tax-credit/182964/2 "2003-06-19T19:45:52Z")

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It will be a credit against 2003 taxes.  
Your new dependent will make you eligible for it.

You will not receive the $400 in the mail. Credit prepayments are are being sent based on information contained in your 2002 return.