Other Dependent Credit

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Other Dependent Credit is a nonrefundable U.S. federal income tax credit that provides a smaller benefit than the Child Tax Credit for qualifying dependents who do not meet the child criteria, such as older children or certain relatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal income tax credit
nonrefundable tax credit
administeredBy Internal Revenue Service NERFINISHED
appliesTo U.S. individual income taxpayers
availableForTaxYear 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
availableToFilerStatus head of household
married filing jointly
married filing separately
single
cannotExceed taxpayer’s regular tax liability reduced by other nonrefundable credits
claimedOnForm Form 1040 NERFINISHED
codifiedIn Internal Revenue Code section 24 NERFINISHED
comparedTo Child Tax Credit NERFINISHED
computedOnSchedule Schedule 8812 NERFINISHED
creditAmountIsSmallerThan Child Tax Credit amount
effectiveForTaxYearsBeginning 2018
eligibleDependentExample dependent parent
older child who does not meet age test for Child Tax Credit
other qualifying relative
eligibleDependentType qualifying child who does not meet Child Tax Credit criteria
qualifying relative
interactsWith Additional Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit NERFINISHED
standard deduction and personal exemptions rules after TCJA
introducedIn Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
maximumCreditPerDependent 500 U.S. dollars
nonrefundable yes
phaseoutBeginsAtAGI same thresholds as Child Tax Credit for the relevant year
purpose to provide tax relief for dependents who do not qualify for the Child Tax Credit
refundable no
requiresDependentNotTo be used by another taxpayer as a dependent
qualify for the Child Tax Credit
requiresDependentToBe U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or U.S. resident alien
requiresDependentToBeClaimedOn Form 1040 NERFINISHED
requiresDependentToHave valid taxpayer identification number
requiresDependentToMeet gross income or qualifying child rules, depending on category
relationship or member-of-household test
support test
requiresTaxpayerToHave tax liability to benefit
subjectTo income phaseout
sunsetScheduledAfter tax year 2025, absent further legislation

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Child Tax Credit relatedTo Other Dependent Credit