Think of yield as the return provided by a fixed income investment. The yield of a bond is based on both the purchase price of the bond and the interest (or coupon) payments received each year. Yield is often the term used to describe long-term interest rates.
The child tax credit (CTC) provides a credit of up to $1,000 per child under age 17. If the CTC exceeds taxes owed, families may receive some or all of the credit as a refund, known as the additional child tax credit (ACTC) or refundable CTC. Taxpayers can claim a tax credit of up to $1,000 for each child under age 17.
Child Tax Credit for One Child. Family Earnings . Source: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Note: Assumes all income comes from earnings and that the child is under 17 and meets all tests to be a child tax credit qualifying child. When the refundability threshold jumps to almost $15,000, total benefits from the credit will shrink