If you have a child, the child tax credit can reduce you taxes.

Using a calculator, add up all the dividend amounts from box 2a every 1099-DIV. Using a calculator, add up the amounts on lines 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34. Using a calculator, add up all the dividend amounts from box 1a every 1099-DIV. Using a calculator, add up all the distribution amounts from box 1 every 1099-R. If you were born before January 2, 1940 of if you are blind, check the appropriate boxes on line 23. Using a calculator, add the amounts on line 36 and 37. Using a calculator, enter the amount from line 25, and then subtract the amount on line 26.

For "List of Local Depository Libraries", click here. You can take the Hope Credit only if you are in your first or second year of college. Print your name, address, and Social Security Number at the top of the form. Enter the amount of advance Earned Income Credit payments from your W-2 statement, box 9. Using a calculator, enter the amount from line 15 Total Income and subtract the amount on line 20 Total Adjustments. Your child must be 12 years old or younger at the end of the year.