The gallbladder is a small pear-shaped organ connected to your liver through the hepatic duct. It stores a substance called bile that flows from the liver. The gallbladder contracts to release bile through your intestines when you eat fat-containing food. Bile is a substance composed primarily of specialized salts that help emulsify fat, enabling intestinal absorption. Fat is one of six essential nutrients that your body needs to function properly.
In addition to being able to claim personal exemptions for each of their children, they may also qualify for a variety of related tax credits. One of these is the child tax credit, worth up to $1,000 per child in the 2016 and 2017 tax years.
Child tax credit. Families making up to $400,000 would receive a $2,000 tax credit per child, up from $1,000. Families would receive the credit regardless of whether they itemize or take the standard deduction. Â» Commuters lose transit, parking, biking benefits in tax bill Â» That credit would apply to any federal income taxes a family owes, or, if a family doesnât owe any federal income taxes, it could receive refunds of up to $1,400 per child from the government, said Geoff Harlow, a tax partner at Kessler Orlean Silver and Co. in Deerfield.