This credit is for certain people who have three or more qualifying children, as defined earlier. The additional child tax credit may give you a refund even if you do not owe any tax.

How to claim the additional child tax credit. To claim the additional child tax credit, follow the steps below.

1. Make sure you figured the amount, if any, of your child tax credit. See Claiming the Credit, earlier.
2. Use Form 8812 to see if you can take the additional child tax credit only if:
   1. You answered "Yes" on line 4 or line 5 of the Child Tax Credit Worksheet, and
   2. The amount on line 1 of your Child Tax Credit Worksheet is $1,500 or more.
3. If you have an additional child tax credit on line 9 of Form 8812, carry it to line 62 (Form 1040) or line 39 (Form 1040A).

Filled-in child tax credit worksheet Filled-in Form 8812

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