8812
OMB No. 1545-1620
Additional Child Tax Credit
Form
1998
Attach to Form 1040 or 1040A.
Attachment
Department of the Treasury
47
See instructions on back.
Sequence No.
Internal Revenue Service
Name(s) shown on return
Your social security number
Before you begin . . .
Complete Form 1040 through line 59b or Form 1040A through line 37b.
If you (or your spouse if filing jointly) had more than one employer for 1998 and total wages of over $50,700,
see the instructions for Form 1040, line 62, or Form 1040A, line 39. Figure the amount, if any, of excess
social security and railroad retirement (RRTA) taxes withheld.
Have your W-2 form(s) and Child Tax Credit Worksheet available. The worksheet is on page 32 in the
Form 1040 instructions and page 33 in the Form 1040A instructions.
1
Enter the total social security and Medicare taxes withheld from your pay (and your
spouse’s if filing a joint return). These taxes should be shown in boxes 4 and 6 of
1
your W-2 form(s). If you worked for a railroad, see back of form
2
Form 1040 filers, enter the total of the amounts from Form 1040, line 27 and
line 52, plus any uncollected social security and Medicare or RRTA taxes
2
included on line 56.
Form 1040A filers, enter -0-.
3
3
Add lines 1 and 2
4
Form 1040 filers, enter the total of the amounts from Form 1040, lines 59a
and 62.
4
Form 1040A filers, enter the total of the amount from Form 1040A, line 37a,
plus any excess social security and RRTA taxes withheld that you entered
to the left of line 39.
5
Subtract line 4 from line 3. If the result is zero or less, stop; you cannot take this
5
credit
6
Enter the amount from line 7 of the Child Tax Credit
6
Worksheet
7
Enter the amount from Form 1040, line 43, or Form
7
1040A, line 28
8
8
Subtract line 7 from line 6. If the result is zero, stop; you cannot take this credit
9
Additional child tax credit. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 8 here and on Form
1040, line 60, or Form 1040A, line 38
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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see back of form.
Cat. No. 10644E
Form
(1998)