Child Tax Credit
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The Child Tax Credit is a U.S. federal tax benefit that reduces the income tax burden for eligible families by providing a per-child credit for qualifying dependent children.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Child Tax Credit canonical | 15 |
| child tax credit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2436024 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child Tax Credit Context triple: [Earned Income Tax Credit, relatedProgram, Child Tax Credit]
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A.
Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable federal tax credit in the United States that supplements the wages of low- to moderate-income workers, particularly those with children, to reduce poverty and encourage employment.
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B.
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
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C.
Child Care and Development Fund
The Child Care and Development Fund is a U.S. federal assistance program that helps low-income families access affordable child care so parents can work or attend education and training.
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D.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides time-limited cash aid and work support services to low-income families with children.
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E.
Child
Child is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals, including the famed American chef and television personality Julia Child.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Child Tax Credit Target entity description: The Child Tax Credit is a U.S. federal tax benefit that reduces the income tax burden for eligible families by providing a per-child credit for qualifying dependent children.
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A.
Earned Income Tax Credit
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a refundable federal tax credit in the United States that supplements the wages of low- to moderate-income workers, particularly those with children, to reduce poverty and encourage employment.
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B.
Aid to Dependent Children
Aid to Dependent Children was a New Deal-era federal assistance program that provided cash support to low-income families with children, particularly single-mother households, in the United States.
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C.
Child Care and Development Fund
The Child Care and Development Fund is a U.S. federal assistance program that helps low-income families access affordable child care so parents can work or attend education and training.
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D.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a U.S. federal assistance program that provides time-limited cash aid and work support services to low-income families with children.
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E.
Child
Child is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals, including the famed American chef and television personality Julia Child.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States tax benefit
ⓘ
federal tax credit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Internal Revenue Service
ⓘ
U.S. Department of the Treasury ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of the Treasury
|
| ageLimit | under 17 at end of tax year for main credit ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. citizens
ⓘ
U.S. resident aliens ⓘ individual income tax ⓘ |
| benefits |
eligible taxpayers with qualifying children
ⓘ
families with dependent children ⓘ |
| benefitStructure | fixed amount per qualifying child subject to limits ⓘ |
| canBeRefundable | yes, up to certain limits depending on year ⓘ |
| claimMethod | claimed on annual federal income tax return ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Internal Revenue Code section 24 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ⓘ |
| effectOnTax | reduces tax liability dollar-for-dollar up to credit amount ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
child must meet age requirements
ⓘ
child must meet relationship requirements ⓘ child must meet residency requirements ⓘ child must meet support requirements ⓘ taxpayer must file a federal income tax return ⓘ taxpayer must have a qualifying child ⓘ taxpayer must have a valid Social Security number for each qualifying child ⓘ taxpayer must meet income limits ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nonrefundable portion
ⓘ
refundable portion ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Internal Revenue Code ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| phaseOutBasedOn | modified adjusted gross income ⓘ |
| phaseOutMechanism | credit amount reduced as income exceeds threshold ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
provide financial assistance for child-rearing costs
ⓘ
reduce child poverty ⓘ support families with children ⓘ |
| purpose | reduce income tax liability for families with children ⓘ |
| refundablePortionName | Additional Child Tax Credit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dependent exemption
ⓘ
Earned Income Tax Credit ⓘ Other Dependent Credit ⓘ |
| requiresForm | Form 1040 ⓘ |
| requiresIdentification | Social Security number for qualifying child ⓘ |
| requiresSchedule | Schedule 8812 ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
child dependency tests
ⓘ
filing status rules ⓘ income thresholds ⓘ |
| taxYearSpecificRules | rules and amounts vary by tax year ⓘ |
| typeOfBenefit | per-child tax credit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Child Tax Credit Description of subject: The Child Tax Credit is a U.S. federal tax benefit that reduces the income tax burden for eligible families by providing a per-child credit for qualifying dependent children.
Referenced by (16)
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