Video: Child Tax Credit & EITC Updates | 2025 Tax Changes For Filing in 2026 Part 3
Our series, “What’s New in 2026,” covers tax law changes that could impact the tax return you file 2026. In part 3, we explore new dollar amounts for the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.
The One Big Beautiful Bill that passed includes permanently extending tax cuts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including increasing the cap on the amount of state and local or sales tax and property tax (SALT) that you can deduct, makes cuts to energy credits passed under the Inflation Reduction Act, makes changes to taxes on tips and overtime for certain workers, reforms Medicaid, increases the Debt ceiling, and reforms Pell Grants and student loans. Updates to this article are in process. Check our One Big Beautiful Bill article for more information.
Video Transcript:
Welcome to another season of TurboTax tips. Real advice for real people. Get your taxes done right any time from anywhere.
A tax credit can significantly reduce the amount of tax you owe or even trigger a refund. In part three of our series “What's New in 2026,” we look at changes to the maximum amount of two common credits that you may be able to claim on the tax return you file in 2026.
Let's start with the Child Tax Credit, or CTC for short. For the 2025 tax year, the maximum CTC is $2,200 per qualifying child under age 17, which is up from $2,000 for the previous year. Up to $1,700 of the credit is refundable.
The credit is gradually phased out if your modified adjusted gross income is over $200,000, or over $400,000 for married couples filing jointly.
The second tax credit is the Earned Income Credit, or EIC for short.
This tax break is for low to moderate income workers and families. The maximum EIC is higher for larger families. For example, for the 2025 tax year, the credit is worth up to $8,046 for a family with three or more kids.
That's up from $7,830 for the previous year. As with the CTC, the EIC is gradually reduced if your income exceeds a certain amount, which is based on the size of your family and your filing status.
For instance, joint filers with three or more children will see their EIC for the 2025 tax year drop if their adjusted gross income is greater than $30,470. The threshold was $29,640 for the previous year.
That's all for today. Remember, with TurboTax, our easy process takes the guesswork out of filing your taxes.
For more information about deductions and other topics, visit turbotax.com. And don't forget to tune in for another episode of TurboTax Tips, because doing your taxes is easier than you think.

When you want to do your own taxes, it’s quick and easy with TurboTax Do It Yourself. We'll get you your max refund with step-by-step guidance and 100% accurate calculations—guaranteed.
Get started now by logging into TurboTax and file with confidence.


