Okay--now you say tax year 2021. The child tax credit for 2021 was $3600 for children younger than six or $3000 for children 6 to 18 at the end of 2021. Did you receive any of the advance child tax credit payments during July 2021 to December 2021? If so the IRS sent you letter 6419 that you had to enter. The remaining CTC that you could receive would be on line 28.
Or....did you have a high income that caused you to receive a lower amount for the CTC? The CTC can phase out if your income was too high.
The IRS sends letter 6419 to you. It will show the amount of advance child tax credit that you received during 2021. Enter the information from that letter carefully.
The remaining amount of CTC that you can receive will show up on line 28 of your 2021 Form 1040. Then it will calculate down to the refund you see on line 35a or the tax due on line 37.
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NOTE: The CTC is indeed a “credit” that can be applied toward any tax liability that you would otherwise have to pay as “tax due” to the IRS.
Q C2. Can my Child Tax Credit amount be reduced based on the amount of my 2021 income? (added June 1...
A2. Yes. The Child Tax Credit phases out in two different steps based on your modified adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2021.
The first phaseout can reduce the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per child.
- That is, the first phaseout step can reduce only the $1,600 increase for qualifying children ages 5 and under, and the $1,000 increase for qualifying children ages 6 through 17, at the end of 2021.
The second phaseout can reduce the remaining Child Tax Credit below $2,000 per child.
For additional information on the amounts of modified AGI that reduce the 2021 Child Tax Credit, see Q C4 and Q C5, below.
Q C4. How does the first phaseout reduce the 2021 Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per child? (added June ...
A4. The Child Tax Credit begins to be reduced to $2,000 per child if your modified AGI in 2021 exceeds:
- $150,000 if married and filing a joint return or if filing as a qualifying widow or widower;
- $112,500 if filing as head of household; or
- $75,000 if you are a single filer or are married and filing a separate return.
The first phaseout reduces the Child Tax Credit by $50 for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) by which your modified AGI exceeds the income threshold described above that is applicable to you.
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