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Use Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) to figure your child tax credits, to report advance child tax credit payments you received in 2021, and to figure any additional tax owed if you received excess advance child tax credit payments during 2021.
Use Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) to figure your child tax credit (CTC), credit for other dependents (ODC), and additional child tax credit (ACTC). The CTC and ODC are nonrefundable credits. The ACTC is a refundable credit.
Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service. Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents. Attach to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR. Go to www.irs.gov/Schedule8812 for instructions and the latest information.
How to file Form 8812. You will first need to complete the form using the Schedule 8812 instructions and then enter the results on your Form 1040. You'll need to include the completed schedule with you tax return. You'll use Form 8812 to calculate your Additional Child Tax Credit.
Introduction. The child tax credit is unique because if a taxpayer cannot benefit from the nonrefundable credit, the taxpayer may be able to qualify for the refundable additional child tax credit on Schedule 8812, Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents.
You can claim the Child Tax Credit as part of filing your annual tax return with Form 1040. You’ll also need to complete and include Schedule 8812 (Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents).
IRS Schedule 8812 is the section on Form 1040 that needs to be filled out to claim the federal additional child tax credit. Learn more.