Child Tax Credit and Dependent Care Credit Calculator
Estimate the 2026 Child Tax Credit, refundable portion and Child and Dependent Care Credit.
Official rules and scope
2026 rules reviewed September 11, 2026. Eligibility questions are deliberately shown instead of inferred from income alone.
IRS Child Tax Credit · IRS 2026 draft Form 2441 instructions · IRS care-credit eligibility
2026 family-credit estimate
The calculator applies the $2,200 Child Tax Credit, its $200,000 or $400,000 income phaseout threshold, and an estimated refundable Additional Child Tax Credit capped at $1,700 per qualifying child. It separately calculates the nonrefundable Child and Dependent Care Credit using eligible work-related expenses, earned-income limits, employer benefits and the enhanced 2026 percentage.
Eligibility matters
Income alone does not establish eligibility. Confirm every relationship, age, residence, support, SSN, provider and work-purpose test shown in the calculator. Married filing separately is generally ineligible for the care credit unless the living-apart exception applies.