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The child tax credit under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Top plateau would be higher for more children. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), for the years 2018–2025 (excluding 2021, see below section Temporary Expansion in 2021) the CTC allows taxpayers to reduce their federal tax liabilities by $2,000 per qualifying child (see Eligibility).
Succinctly, the current CTC for 2023 is a $2,000 credit per qualifying child. For a taxpayer to claim the CTC, a qualifying child must meet the 3-A's test (i.e., Age, Address and Allowable ...
The credits were fully refundable – meaning families with little to no income were eligible for the tax credits for the first time. In 2021 alone, the temporary child tax credit helped child ...
In 2021, the Child Tax Credit increased from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 per child for children under 6. The plan also raised the age limit from 16 to 17.
The child tax credit is available to taxpayers who have children under the age of 17 (or in 2021 under the age of 18). Since 2018, the CTC is $2,000 per qualifying child. It is available in full to single filers who make up to $200,000 and married couples filing jointly who make up to $400,000.
The Daily Yonder takes a closer look at a proposed expansion of the child tax credit that would make families with lower incomes eligible.
Tax credit equals $0.34 for each dollar of earned income for income up to $10,540. For income between $10,540 and $19,330, the tax credit is a constant "plateau" at $3,584. For income between $19,330 and $41,765, the tax credit decreases by $0.1598 for each dollar earned over $19,330. For income over $41,765, the tax credit is zero.
For the EITC, eligible taxpayers with no children who received roughly $1,500 in 2021 will now only get $500 in 2022. The Child and Dependent Care Credit returns to a maximum of $2,100 in 2022 in ...