Form 8812 Additional Child Tax Credit 2011

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 6 of your Child Tax Credit Worksheet (see the instructions for Form 1040, line 51; Form 1040A, line 33; or Form 1040NR, line 48.) If you used Pub. 972, enter the amount from line 8 of the Child Tax Credit Worksheet in the publication field contains 2,000
- 2. Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 51, Form 1040A, line 33, or Form 1040NR, line 48 field contains 883
- 3. Subtract line 2 from line 1. If zero, stop; you cannot take this credit field contains 1,117
- 4a. Earned income (see instructions on back) field contains 30,450
- 5. Is the amount on line 4a more than $3,000? Yes. Subtract $3,000 from the amount on line 4. Enter the result checkbox is checked and field contains 27,450
- 6. Multiply the amount on line 5 by 15% (.15) and enter the result field contains 4,118
- 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 65; Form 1040A, line 39; or Form 1040NR, line 63 field contains 1,117