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> I’m not sure if the IRS even knows how many kids you have for the child tax credit. How would they? You have to report the SSN of your dependents on your tax
by snuxoll 7y ago
> I’m not sure if the IRS even knows how many kids you have for the child tax credit. How would they?
You have to report the SSN of your dependents on your tax return, still open to fraud but it’s not like you just fill in a number. This was actually a huge issue for the IRS before they co-opted the SSN as a tax identifier, and pretty much the only reason people get one assigned at birth instead of when they begin working.
CGP Grey’s video on the US’ lack of a national ID covers a lot of this, worth a watch.
- vonmoltke 7y ago> You have to report the SSN of your dependents on your tax return The point is that the IRS does not have this information available to pre-fill your form with.
- vharuck 7y agoThey'll have it from the previous year. So, for each dependent, you'll likely only send a correction to the IRS twice: the year you gain the dependent, and the year they stop being a dependent.