For the 2025 tax year, the CTC is seeing changes as part of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, often referred to as the “ big beautiful bill.” The legislation, enacted on July 4, 2025, increases ...

A permanent expansion to the Child Tax Credit is now in place following recent legislative changes, bringing the maximum benefit per child to $2,200 for the 2025 tax year. The update, passed during ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The House bill would increase the maximum per child credit to $2,500 through 2028, at which point it would drop to an estimated $2 ...

A boost to the child tax credit could increase tax refunds for millions of taxpayers this coming tax season, with parents who have children under 17 potentially enjoying a credit worth up to $2,500 ...

Washington, D.C., will become the first city with a local child tax credit. The credit is part of a strategy aimed at fighting child poverty, after evidence showed significant impacts from a temporary ...

The tax megabill that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4 boosted the value of the child tax credit in 2025 to $2,200, up from $2,000. After 2025, the value of the child tax credit will ...