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Publication 17 2008 Tax Year

Form 8812 Additional Child Tax Credit 2008

Summary: This is an example of Form 8812 completed per the information in the text with these line items completed:

Name(s) shown on return field contains Amy Brown
Your social security number field contains 012-00-5678
Under Part I: All Filers:
1. Enter the amount from line 1 of your Child Tax Credit Worksheet on page 43 of the Form 1040 instructions or page 38 of the Form 1040A instructions, or page 19 of the Form 1040NR instructions. If you used Pub. 972, enter the amount from line 8 of the worksheet on page 4 of the publication field contains 2,000
2. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 52, Form 1040A, line 33, or Form 1040NR, line 47 field contains 1,109
3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. If zero, stop; you cannot take this credit field contains 891
4a. Enter your total taxable earned income. See the instructions on back field contains 30,350
5. Is the amount on line 4 more than $8,500? Yes. Subtract $8,500 from the amount on line 4. Enter the result checkbox is checked and field contains 21,850
6. Multiply the amount on line 5 by 15% (.15) and enter the result field contains 3,278
Next. Do you have three or more qualifying children? No. If line 6 is zero, stop; you cannot take this credit. Otherwise, skip Part II and enter the smaller of line 3 or line 6 on line 13 checkbox is checked
Under Part III Your Additional Child Tax Credit:
13. This is your additional child tax credit. Enter this amount on Form 1040, line 66, Form 1040A, line 41, or Form 1040NR, line 61. field contains 891

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