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Child tax credit (CTC)/Child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC)

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Dependent and Child Care Credits

Number of families and dollar amount of total and average dependent care credits from 1976 to 2018.

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Credit Type and Amount

Number of returns claiming and amount of various tax credits, by AGI.

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Child-Related Tax Credits, 2000-2019

Parameters for child tax credit and child and dependent care tax credit.

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State Child and Dependent Care Tax Provisions

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Value of Child Benefits at Various Income Levels, 2010

Chart with dollar amount value of child tax benefits (dependent exemption, Head of Household filing status, child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and Making Work Pay credit, by amount of earnings, 2010.

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Can poor families benefit from the child tax credit?

January 5, 2016 by tpcwebsite

Q.

Can poor families benefit from the child tax credit?

A.

Yes. Low-income families can receive a refundable child tax credit equal to 15 percent of earnings above $2,500, up to a maximum credit of $1,400.

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