If you made over $150,000 as a couple, they will pro-rate it. (Not a problem I have
, but one of my friends got about the amount you describe because they exceed the $75,000 per limit.
I don't get the kid thing, though I saw that if the kid was 18 you wouldn't get credit. That's just stupid.
If the kid is in school, who do they think is taking care of them, Mother Goose?
And anyone who is named as a dependent on someone else's return, can't file for their own refund.