07/02/2021
Starting July 15th, eligible taxpayers will begin receiving advance payments of their child tax credits - you may change direct deposit accounts on the IRS portal. If you depend on those credits to pay your taxes, it may lead to a surprise when you file your tax return next year. Previously the tax credit was $2,000 per qualifying child. The credit has increased to $3000/child 6-17 and $3600/child 0-6 - 50% of this credit will be paid in advance effectively reducing the full $2,000 credit received on your prior tax return because it has been prepaid to the taxpayer. As always if you have questions about this credit we can help.
The Internal Revenue Service says it has added a feature to the Child Tax Credit Update Portal to let individuals enter bank information so they can receive advance child tax credit payments by direct deposit.