L.A. County Families Encouraged to Be on the Lookout for Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning in July

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán encourages all Los Angeles County families to be on the lookout for advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child, beginning July 15^th and continuing through December.  

In California’s 44^th Congressional District, 52,000 households, covering 94.3 percent of all children, could get up to $300 per month per child from July-December 2021 — and could get even more after families file their taxes next year. 

In California’s 44^th Congressional District, 192,900 children could benefit from these payments.

Nearly all families should get their monthly payments automatically, beginning July 15, with no further action required.  

Families who did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2020 and who did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to sign up for the Economic Impact Payments should go online and use the IRS Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to sign up today. 

Major Tax Relief for Nearly All Working Families

The American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit to up to $3,600 per child for children ages 0 to 5 and $3,000 per child for children ages 6 to 17. The plan authorized advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit through December 2021. Beginning in July and running through December, qualifying families can get up to:  

$300 a month per child for children ages 0 to 5.  

$250 a month per child for children ages 6 to 17.  

Families will get their remaining expanded Child Tax Credit when they file their 2021 tax return.  

Families will qualify for a full credit if their income is below $75,000 for single filers, $112,000 for people filing as head of household, or $150,000 for people who are married and filing jointly.  

The child must have a Social Security Number, but the parents claiming the deduction can use either a Social Security Number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).

Nearly all families should get their monthly payments automatically, beginning July 15, with no further action required. Families who filed tax returns for 2019 or 2020 or signed up to receive a stimulus check from the Internal Revenue Service, will get this tax relief automatically. They do not need to sign up or take any action. 

Families who did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2020 and who did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to sign up for the Economic Impact Payments, should go online and use the IRS Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to sign up. 

Families who got their refunds from the IRS through direct deposit will get these payments in their bank account around the 15th of every month until the end of 2021. People who don’t use direct deposit will receive their payment by mail around the same time. 

To determine eligibility or check the status of payments and more check at IRS.gov/childtaxcredit2021 later this month.   

According to IRS.gov: “The IRS urges everyone to be on the lookout for scams related to both Advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments. The IRS emphasized that the only way to get either of these benefits is by either filing a tax return with the IRS or registering online through the Non-filer Sign-up tool, exclusively on IRS.gov. Any other option is a scam.