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tax credit
noun
: an amount of money that is subtracted from taxes owed
Families with children in college will receive a tax credit this year.
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Harris would also restore the American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the child tax credit to as much as $3,600, up from $2,000.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024
Notably, the terms of the current child tax credit are set to expire at the end of tax year 2025.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
If nothing changes, the maximum amount of the child tax credit that may be refundable will be $1,700 in 2025.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The incentives under Harris include an increase to the child tax credit, health care subsidies and assistance for first-time homebuyers.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Tax credit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20credit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
Legal Definition
tax credit
noun
: an amount that may be subtracted from the sum of tax otherwise due and that is distinguished from a deduction applied to gross income in the calculation of taxable income compare exemption
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