Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Start Today

Los Angeles County families who have not yet signed up for Child Tax Credit benefits are encouraged to sign up, as payments will begin to be directly deposited into bank accounts today.  

•         In California’s 44th 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 44th 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 American Rescue Plan also 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).