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12-06-2019
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If this is not a "temporary absence", then the Child is not a "Qualifying Child". That means they do not qualify for the $2000 credit.
If they qualify to claim the child as a "Qualifying Relative" (parents pay for over 50% of child's support and the child has less than $4150 of income, and assuming the grandparents are not filing a US tax return), then they will qualify for the $500 credit.
If they qualify to claim the child as a "Qualifying Relative" (parents pay for over 50% of child's support and the child has less than $4150 of income, and assuming the grandparents are not filing a US tax return), then they will qualify for the $500 credit.
