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Schedule 8812 (Form 1040): Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents

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Schedule 8812 (Form 1040), Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents, is the IRS schedule that figures your Child Tax Credit, the $500 Credit for Other Dependents, and the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit. Parents and taxpayers with dependents attach it to Form 1040. JustFill makes the official IRS PDF fillable in your browser free — type or dictate your answers and download it.

Form
Schedule 8812
Issued by
IRS
Country
United States
Cost to fill
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What is Schedule 8812?

Schedule 8812 is the attachment to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR that calculates three related credits for taxpayers with dependents. JustFill turns the official IRS PDF into a fillable form in your browser. Part I figures the nonrefundable Child Tax Credit (up to $2,000 per qualifying child under 17 with a valid Social Security Number) and the $500 Credit for Other Dependents, then phases the total down for higher incomes. Part II figures the Additional Child Tax Credit — the refundable portion you can receive even if it exceeds the tax you owe. The results carry to the credit and refund lines of your Form 1040.

Who fills out Schedule 8812?

  • Parents and guardians claiming the Child Tax Credit for a qualifying child under age 17 with a valid Social Security Number
  • Taxpayers claiming the $500 Credit for Other Dependents for older children, parents, or other qualifying relatives
  • Families whose income is high enough to trigger the credit phaseout and who need to calculate the reduced amount
  • Lower- and middle-income filers seeking the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit when the regular credit exceeds their tax
  • Bona fide residents of Puerto Rico claiming the Additional Child Tax Credit based on Social Security and Medicare taxes

Field-by-field breakdown

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Part I-A — Child Tax Credit & ODC

Your AGI from Form 1040, the number of qualifying children under 17 multiplied by $2,000, and other dependents multiplied by $500.

Phaseout (lines 9–11)

The income threshold ($400,000 if married filing jointly, $200,000 otherwise) and the 5% reduction applied to income above it.

Part I-B/I-C — Credit limit

Combines the credits and limits the nonrefundable amount to your tax liability, then carries the result to Form 1040.

Part II-A — Additional Child Tax Credit

Figures the refundable portion using your earned income and the 15% calculation, up to the per-child cap.

Part II-B — 3+ qualifying children

Alternative calculation using Social Security and Medicare taxes for families with three or more qualifying children.

Part II-C — Total ACTC

The final Additional Child Tax Credit amount that carries to the refundable credits line of your Form 1040.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • 1Claiming the full $2,000 Child Tax Credit for a child without a Social Security Number issued before the return's due date — those dependents only qualify for the $500 Credit for Other Dependents.
  • 2Counting a 17-year-old as a qualifying child for the Child Tax Credit — the child must be under age 17 at the end of the tax year; older dependents go under the Credit for Other Dependents.
  • 3Skipping Part II and missing the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit — if your regular credit was limited by your tax, you may still receive a refund through the ACTC.

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Frequently asked questions

It calculates the Child Tax Credit (up to $2,000 per qualifying child under 17), the $500 Credit for Other Dependents, and the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit. The amounts carry from the schedule to your Form 1040.
It is a schedule that attaches to Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR. You file it together with your main return — it is not filed on its own.
The Child Tax Credit (up to $2,000) is for a qualifying child under 17 with a valid SSN. The Credit for Other Dependents ($500) covers older children and other qualifying dependents who do not meet the Child Tax Credit rules.
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