How Much Is the Child Tax and Additional Child Tax Credit
For tax year 2025, the Child Tax Credit is up to $2,200 per child, non-refundable, up from $2,000 in 2024.
If you are unable to use the full CTC as a non-refundable credit because your tax liability isn’t high enough, then you may qualify for the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC). This is a Refundable credit of up to $1,700. The total CTC plus ACTC is $2,200.
The ACTC is computed as 15% of your taxable earned income over $2,500, up to the maximum, as stated above.
Note that the CTC was substantially different in tax year 2021 and that is annotated elsewhere in TXLNX.
TaxLinx November 30, 2024
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