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Schedule 8812

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: business-ops  ·  Last updated:
Use this skill when an individual taxpayer needs to claim the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), or the Credit for Other Dependents (ODC) on Form 1040 by completing Schedule 8812. Triggers on phrases like "Child Tax Credit", "CTC", "qualifying child credit", "Schedule 8812", "Credit for Other Dependents", "ODC", "ACTC", "refundable child credit", "credit for elderly parent dependent", "claim $2,000 per child", "kid tax credit". Do NOT use for: dependent care expenses (use Form 2441 skill), Earned Income Tax Credit (use Schedule EIC skill), Adoption Credit (use Form 8839 skill), or the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit are two different credits — this skill is only for the former.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Schedule 8812 includes a dedicated installation section; worked examples; 8 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 3,296 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

License
Apache-2.0
Original author
jupid-tax
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
General · business-ops
Indexed related skills
10

How Schedule 8812 fits the catalog

Schedule 8812 sits in the General category under the business-ops sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill computes three closely-related credits on a single schedule:

What this skill does

Schedule 8812 is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the business-ops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Schedule 8812 Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-8812/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\schedule-8812\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Schedule 8812 Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/schedule-8812/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Schedule 8812 skill do?
Use this skill when an individual taxpayer needs to claim the Child Tax Credit (CTC), the refundable Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC), or the Credit for Other Dependents (ODC) on Form 1040 by completing Schedule 8812. Triggers on phrases like "Child Tax Credit", "CTC", "qualifying child credit", "Schedule 8812", "Credit for Other Dependents", "ODC", "ACTC", "refundable child credit", "credit for elderly parent dependent", "claim $2,000 per child", "kid tax credit". Do NOT use for: dependent care expenses (use Form 2441 skill), Earned Income Tax Credit (use Schedule EIC skill), Adoption Credit (use Form 8839 skill), or the Child and Dependent Care Credit. The Child Tax Credit and the Child and Dependent Care Credit are two different credits — this skill is only for the former.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Schedule 8812 skill?
Use Schedule 8812 when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the business ops area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Schedule 8812" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Schedule 8812 skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Schedule 8812 is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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APA
jupid-tax. (2026). Schedule 8812 [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-8812/
BibTeX
@misc{schedule-8812-2026,
  author    = {jupid-tax},
  title     = {Schedule 8812 [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/schedule-8812/}
}

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