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 child tax credit form: it figures the Child Tax Credit of up to $2,200 per qualifying child under 17 for tax year 2025, the $500 Credit for Other Dependents, and the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit of up to $1,700 per child. Parents and taxpayers with dependents attach it to Form 1040. JustFill makes the official IRS PDF fillable in your browser; type or dictate your figures and the first clean completed PDF download is included at no charge.
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 $2,200 per qualifying child under 17 with a valid Social Security Number, raised from $2,000 by the July 2025 law commonly called the One, Big, Beautiful Bill) and the $500 Credit for Other Dependents, then phases the total down for higher incomes. New for 2025, you (or one spouse on a joint return) must also have an SSN valid for employment to claim either the Child Tax Credit or the refundable credit. Part II figures the Additional Child Tax Credit of up to $1,700 per child — 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.
The blank Schedule 8812 (2025) is a free two-page PDF from the IRS at irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040s8.pdf; the instructions at irs.gov/instructions/i1040s8 carry Credit Limit Worksheets A and B and the Earned Income Worksheet you need for lines 13 and 18a. Use the one-click button above to load the same blank in JustFill and type or dictate every line; the first clean completed PDF download is included at no charge. JustFill does not compute the worksheets or e-file: you attach the finished schedule to your Form 1040 yourself.
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Your AGI from Form 1040 (plus any excluded Puerto Rico or foreign income on lines 2a to 2c), the number of qualifying children under 17 multiplied by $2,200, and other dependents multiplied by $500.
The income threshold ($400,000 if married filing jointly, $200,000 otherwise) and the 5% reduction applied to income above it.
Combines the credits and limits the nonrefundable amount to your tax liability using Credit Limit Worksheet A in the instructions, then carries the result to Form 1040, line 19.
Figures the refundable portion: 15% of earned income above $2,500, capped at $1,700 per qualifying child (line 16b) and at the credit you could not use in Part I (line 16a). Not available if you file Form 2555.
Alternative calculation using withheld Social Security and Medicare taxes for families with three or more qualifying children (line 16b of $5,100 or more) and for bona fide residents of Puerto Rico.
The final Additional Child Tax Credit amount that carries to the refundable credits line of your Form 1040.
A married couple in Ohio filing jointly for 2025 with two children aged 6 and 12 who have Social Security numbers, plus one spouse's mother who lives with them and is claimed as a dependent. Adjusted gross income is $96,000, wages are $94,000, and income tax on Form 1040, line 18 is $3,100 with no other credits.
Child tax credit box checked for both children; Credit for other dependents box checked for the grandmother; SSNs entered on Form 1040 (masked here as •••-••-••••)
Lines 4 and 6 of the schedule are simply the count of those boxes. A child cannot have both boxes checked.
$96,000 — $0 — $96,000
Line 3 is the modified AGI used for the phaseout. Lines 2a to 2c only matter if you exclude Puerto Rico, foreign-earned or possession income.
2 — $4,400
Two qualifying children under 17 with the required SSN, multiplied by $2,200 (the 2025 amount).
1 — $500
The grandmother is a dependent with a taxpayer identification number who is not a qualifying child, so she counts for the Credit for Other Dependents.
$4,900
Lines 5 and 7 added together: the maximum before the phaseout and the tax-liability limit.
$400,000 — $0 — $0 — $4,900
Married filing jointly uses the $400,000 threshold. Income below it means no reduction, so line 12 equals line 8.
$3,100 — $3,100, entered on Form 1040, line 19
Credit Limit Worksheet A in the instructions starts with the $3,100 tax on line 18 and subtracts other nonrefundable credits (none here). The nonrefundable credit can never exceed the tax.
$1,800 — 2 × $1,700 = $3,400
Line 16a is the credit left unused in Part I. Line 16b is the refundable cap of $1,700 per qualifying child.
$1,800 — earned income $94,000 — $91,500 — $13,725
Line 20 is 15% of earned income above $2,500. Because line 16b is under $5,100 (fewer than three children), Part II-B is skipped.
$1,800, entered on Form 1040, line 28
The smaller of line 17 and line 20. The whole refund on a return claiming this amount cannot be issued before mid-February 2026.
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Official source: Schedule 8812 on IRS’s website
Edition checked: Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) 2025 and Instructions for Schedule 8812 (2025), rev. Jan 23, 2026 (IRS SSN-heading update posted Feb 10, 2026). Verified against the official source on .
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