Form 8812, Additional Child Tax Credit

If you had three or more children and your tax bill is too low to allow you to claim all of your child credit, you must complete and file IRS Form 8812, in order to be able to claim the extra refundable amount.

Form 8812, Additional Child Tax Credit

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For more information, see our discussion of claiming the child tax credit.