The American Rescue Plan revised the Child Tax Credit for the 2021 tax year only; whereby, ages were distinguished between those under age 6 and those ages 6-17.
When computing the Child Tax Credit within the software for years before/after 2021, the system will allow data entry fields in the following line items (as circled below and in purple) of the “Filing Status/Age/Dependents” section of Scenario Analysis:
We understand the verbiage for 2021 can be confusing, however, the age distinguishing between dependents “under age 6” and for those “age 6-17” is specific to only the 2021 tax year due to the American Rescue Plan for this respective time period. When planning in years outside of 2021, you will want to use the line items circled above and as it relates to the taxpayer’s respective dependent situation.