There is a difference between a child tax credit and an additional child tax credit... A child tax credit is for those tax payers who have enough TAXABLE INCOME to qualify for the full 1000 credit... An additional child tax credit is for all the others who's taxable income isn't high enough to qualify them for the full credit.. Soo if ur taxable income only qualifies u for 500 of the 1000 tax credit the government gives I an additional credit so u qualify for the full 1000.00...
