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Justice matters.

(6,873 posts)
Mon May 17, 2021, 10:45 PM May 2021

What The New Monthly Child Tax Credits Mean (NPR)

For You And Your Family (with young kids & teens)

>> https://www.npr.org/2021/05/17/997698543/new-monthly-child-tax-checks-will-hit-bank-accounts-july-15-what-you-need-to-kno

Roughly 39 million American families are eligible for monthly payments of up to $300 through the newly expanded child tax credit starting on July 15, the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday.

The advance child tax credit program is part of the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion economic aid package called the American Rescue Plan that was passed in March. It increases the existing tax benefit from $2,000 up to $3,600 for younger kids and $3,000 for older ones, for the 2021 tax year.

"For working families with children, this tax cut sends a clear message: Help is here," said President Biden in a Monday statement.

How Biden's Plan Could Help Reshape The Finances Of American Families

How does it work?

Instead of forcing parents to wait until the following year — after filing annual income taxes — the relief checks are an advance on half what they'd typically be entitled to get.

In this case, eligible families qualify for up to $300 per month for each child under 6 years old and up to $250 for each child from 6 to 17. So a family with three children ages 5, 7 and 16 could see an extra $800 per month in their bank account through the latter half of the year. The credit goes away once a child reaches 18.

The amounts could be smaller depending on the parents' income and the IRS said final payment amounts will be determined by 2020 tax returns (or 2019 filings if the 2020 documents have not been processed in time) and it urges those who have yet to file to do it as soon as possible to make sure they're eligible for the appropriate amount.

Deposits will be made from July through December. The payments that represent the first half of 2020 will be provided later in a lump sum. Payments will be automatically deposited into accounts on file with the IRS, without any additional action required.

But the boost is temporary. "Congress must pass the American Families Plan to ensure that working families will be able to count on this relief for years to come," Biden said.

With One Move, Congress Could Lift Millions Of Children Out Of Poverty

Who is eligible?

Biden estimates that "about 90% of families with children will get this new tax relief automatically."


Note: Nancy Pelosi is working for the House to make it permanent.

Big-Lie republiQon$ think they will regain the House by opposing it?
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What The New Monthly Child Tax Credits Mean (NPR) (Original Post) Justice matters. May 2021 OP
Opting out is possible Justice matters. May 2021 #1
What about those of us who FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #2
Wanna gripe about school taxes next? ret5hd May 2021 #3
No. I'm strongly in favor of public school FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #4
Whoosh. ret5hd May 2021 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 May 2021 #6
Good question. roamer65 May 2021 #7

Justice matters.

(6,873 posts)
1. Opting out is possible
Mon May 17, 2021, 10:53 PM
May 2021



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@IRSNews
is setting up an online portal where people can opt out of receiving the monthly payments & a portal where people who don’t typically file tax returns can give the IRS info to start getting CTC payments.
Updates will be posted to http://IRS.gov before July 15.

FoxNewsSucks

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2. What about those of us who
Mon May 17, 2021, 11:03 PM
May 2021

were smart enough NOT to make more humans? Where's our break?

I'm pretty far left, and if that's my opinion, then yes. It will be an effective argument for the childless right.

FoxNewsSucks

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4. No. I'm strongly in favor of public school
Mon May 17, 2021, 11:42 PM
May 2021

and oppose "vouchers" that give public tax money to private schools.

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