(a) In general Each taxpayer who was allowed a credit under section
24 on the return for the taxpayers first taxable year beginning in 2002 shall be treated as having made a payment against the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year in an amount equal to the child tax credit refund amount (if any) for such taxable year.
(b) Child tax credit refund amount For purposes of this section, the child tax credit refund amount is the amount by which the aggregate credits allowed under part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 for such first taxable year would have been increased if
(1) the per child amount under section
24 (a)(2) for such year were $1,000,
(2) only qualifying children (as defined in section 24(c)) of the taxpayer for such year who had not attained age 17 as of December 31, 2003, were taken into account, and
(c) Timing of payments
In the case of any overpayment attributable to this section, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this title, refund or credit such overpayment as rapidly as possible and, to the extent practicable, before October 1, 2003. No refund or credit shall be made or allowed under this section after December 31, 2003.
(d) Coordination with child tax credit
(1) In general The amount of credit which would (but for this subsection and section
26) be allowed under section
24 for the taxpayers first taxable year beginning in 2003 shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the payments made to the taxpayer under this section. Any failure to so reduce the credit shall be treated as arising out of a mathematical or clerical error and assessed according to section
6213 (b)(1).
(2) Joint returns
In the case of a payment under this section with respect to a joint return, half of such payment shall be treated as having been made to each individual filing such return.
(e) No interest
No interest shall be allowed on any overpayment attributable to this section.
