Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

September 28, 2020
Child Tax Credit in 2017 and 2018
Fact: 
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 expanded the Child Tax Credit and extended its benefits to higher-income taxpayers. For those with AGI over $100,000, benefits as a share of AGI increased five-fold from 0.1% to 0.5% between 2017 and 2018.