@dc285875 the child tax credit is dependent on your income.
The child tax credit is the LESSER of $2000 per child or Line 18 of your tax return. (look at Line 19 for the result)
The additional child tax credit is the LESSER of these three statements:
1) $1700 per child
2) 15% of the EARNED income that exceeds $2500
3) $2000 per child less the child tax credit calculated above.
Further, you are also paying self-employment tax, which is really Medicare and Social Security Tax. That is on Line 23.
does that help?
