The Child Tax Credit Current Law and Legislative History

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Families.

Income tax.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

Summary:

Explains child tax credit enacted by P.L. 105-34, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, to provide Federal income tax credit for families with qualifying children under the age of 17. Follows evolution of tax credit up through P.L. 112-240, the American Taxpayer Relief Act, which extended existing child tax credit provisions for five years through the end of 2017. Reviews selected legislative proposals in the 113th Congress to expand the child tax credit for certain taxpayers, and to modify the taxpayer identification number requirements of either that taxpayer or the child in order to claim the credit

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 14-R4-1873a in the 2014 issue

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. Child Tax Credit

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-GVF-0288

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