Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements to the child tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 2. Improvements to child tax credit (a) Elimination of marriage penalty Section 24(b)(2) means— means $75,000 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return). (b) Inflation adjustment of credit amount and phaseout thresholds Section 24 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Inflation adjustment (1) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2014, the $1,000 amount in subsection (a) and the $75,000 amount in subsection (b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2013 calendar year 1992 (2) Rounding Any increase determined under paragraph (1) shall be rounded— (A) in the case of the $1,000 amount in subsection (a), to the nearest multiple of $50, and (B) in the case of the $75,000 amount in subsection (b)(2), to the nearest multiple of $1,000. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 2. Improvements to child tax credit (a) Elimination of marriage penalty Section 24(b)(2) means— means $75,000 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return). (b) Inflation adjustment of credit amount and phaseout thresholds Section 24 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Inflation adjustment (1) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2014, the $1,000 amount in subsection (a) and the $75,000 amount in subsection (b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2013 calendar year 1992 (2) Rounding Any increase determined under paragraph (1) shall be rounded— (A) in the case of the $1,000 amount in subsection (a), to the nearest multiple of $50, and (B) in the case of the $75,000 amount in subsection (b)(2), to the nearest multiple of $1,000. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014. July 17, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to: (1) increase from $110,00 to $150,000 ($75,000 for individual taxpayers and married taxpayers filing separately) the threshold amount applicable to married couples filing joint tax returns above which such tax credit is reduced, and (2) allow an inflation adjustment to the threshold amounts and the $1,000 credit amount beginning after 2014. Requires taxpayers to include their social security numbers on their tax returns to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit. Prohibits the entry of the budgetary effects of this Act on any PAYGO (pay-as-you-go) scorecard.