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Child Tax Credit Calculator

US tax year 2026 estimate for 1–2 confirmed qualifying children under 17 and no other-dependent credit. Uses IRS 2026 limits and current Schedule 8812 method. Taxpayer/child SSN, residency and dependency eligibility must be separately established. Excludes Form 2555 and Puerto Rico residents. Enter already determined Credit Limit Worksheet A limit and ACTC earned income. This is not total tax or final refund.

US tax year 2026 estimate for 1–2 confirmed qualifying children under 17 and no other-dependent credit. Uses IRS 2026 limits and current Schedule 8812 method. Taxpayer/child SSN, residency and dependency eligibility must be separately established. Excludes Form 2555 and Puerto Rico residents. Enter already determined Credit Limit Worksheet A limit and ACTC earned income. This is not total tax or final refund.

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Result

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How to use this tool

Check the units, enter your values, and run the tool. Results follow the assumptions and method below.

Calculation method

CTC after phaseoutmax(0,2200*children-50*ceil(max(0,magi-(joint == 1 ? 400000 : 200000))/1000))
Nonrefundable CTCmin(limit,max(0,2200*children-50*ceil(max(0,magi-(joint == 1 ? 400000 : 200000))/1000)))
Refundable ACTCmin(max(0,2200*children-50*ceil(max(0,magi-(joint == 1 ? 400000 : 200000))/1000))-min(limit,max(0,2200*children-50*ceil(max(0,magi-(joint == 1 ? 400000 : 200000))/1000))),1700*children,0.15*max(0,earned-2500))

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