Additional Child Tax Credit

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The Additional Child Tax Credit is a refundable U.S. federal income tax credit that allows eligible low- and moderate-income families to receive a refund based on the Child Tax Credit even if they owe little or no income tax.

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Additional Child Tax Credit canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal income tax credit ⓘ
refundable tax credit ⓘ
administeredBy Internal Revenue Service ⓘ
appliesTo families with qualifying children ⓘ
individual taxpayers ⓘ
basedOn Child Tax Credit ⓘ
benefits low-income families ⓘ
moderate-income families ⓘ
benefitType cash refund ⓘ
calculationBasis percentage of earned income above a statutory threshold, subject to law in effect for the tax year ⓘ
unused portion of the Child Tax Credit ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
documentationRequired reporting of earned income ⓘ
taxpayer identification information for qualifying children ⓘ
effect can increase total tax refund ⓘ
can reduce after-tax child poverty ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion taxpayer must have Social Security numbers for qualifying children, subject to law in effect for the tax year ⓘ
taxpayer must have U.S. tax liability or refundable credit eligibility for the year ⓘ
taxpayer must have a qualifying child for the Child Tax Credit ⓘ
taxpayer must have earned income ⓘ
incomeLimit subject to income phaseouts tied to the Child Tax Credit ⓘ
introducedInLaw Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 ⓘ
isRefundable true ⓘ
legalAuthority Internal Revenue Code section 24 ⓘ
modifiedBy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ⓘ
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ⓘ
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ⓘ
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ⓘ
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ⓘ
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 ⓘ
Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 ⓘ
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ⓘ
Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 ⓘ
policyGoal to make the Child Tax Credit partially refundable ⓘ
to support families with children through the tax system ⓘ
purpose to provide a refundable benefit to taxpayers who cannot claim the full Child Tax Credit because of low tax liability ⓘ
refundabilityType partially refundable credit ⓘ
relatedTo Child Tax Credit ⓘ
Earned Income Tax Credit ⓘ
requiresFilingStatus must file a federal income tax return ⓘ
targetPopulation taxpayers with children who have low or no income tax liability ⓘ
taxForm Form 1040 ⓘ
Form 1040-SR ⓘ
taxSchedule Schedule 8812 ⓘ
taxYearSpecific rules and amounts vary by tax year ⓘ

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Earned Income Tax Credit → relatedProgram → Additional Child Tax Credit ⓘ
Child Tax Credit → refundablePortionName → Additional Child Tax Credit ⓘ