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(CBS Baltimore) – When Will Your First Child Tax Credit Pre-Check Arrive? It may just depend on how your last incentive check or tax refund arrived. On July 15, the Internal Revenue Service will begin sending out monthly payments to millions of parents for updated credit. These payments are the product of the US bailout that was passed back in March. The amount will depend on the family income and the number of children in the family. Its arrival date should be next Thursday if the IRS has your most recent bank account information and has issued direct deposits in the past. If you receive stimulus checks and tax refunds by mail, it will depend on the fluctuations of the US Postal System.

How much will your check be?

The IRS will pay $3,600 in total per child for parents of children up to age 5. This changes to $3,000 per child between the ages of six and 17. Half of the total will be paid in six monthly payments and half as a 2021 tax credit. The IRS will make a one-time $500 payment for dependents age 18 or full-time college students through age 24.

Read more: Children’s Tax Credit: Do You Qualify for a Monthly Check?

The updated Child Tax Credit will be based on the parents’ adjusted gross income (AGI), as reflected in the 2020 tax filing. (AGI is the sum of an individual’s wages, interest, dividends, alimony, retirement distributions and other sources of income minus some deductions, such as student loan interest alimony payments, and retirement contributions.) $1,000 of annual income in excess of $75,000 for an individual and over $150,000 in annual income for a married couple. The benefit will be fully refundable, meaning that it will not depend on the recipient’s current tax burden. Eligible families will get the full amount, regardless of what they owe in taxes. There is no limit to the number of dependents that can be claimed.

Families who receive #ChildTaxCredit by direct deposit can plan their budgets around receiving the benefit on the 15th of each month, starting July 15, 2021. https://t.co/X085xjOZka pic.twitter.com/7WmTQwyRap

– IRSnews (@IRSnews) July 8, 2021

For example, let’s say a married couple has a three-year-old and a seven-year-old and showed a combined annual income of $120,000 on their 2020 taxes. The IRS will send them $550 per month starting July 15. This means $300 a month ($3,600/$12) for the youngest child and $250 a month ($3,000/12) for an older child. These payments will continue through December. Spouses will then receive the $3,300 credit — $1,800 ($300 x 6) for the youngest child and $1,500 ($250 x 6) for the oldest child — as part of their 2021 tax refund.

A lower amount will be paid to the parents of a child who is out of age. This means that if a five-year-old turns six in 2021, the parents will receive a total credit of $3,000 for the year, not $3,600. Similarly, if a 17-year-old turns 18 in 2021, the parents will get $500, not $3,000.

Increasing income in 2021 to an amount above $75,000 ($150,000) could lower the family’s child tax credit. The IRS has confirmed that it will soon allow claimants to adjust their income and guardianship information online, thereby reducing their payments. Failure to do so may increase an individual’s tax bill or reduce tax refund once 2021 taxes are filed.

Eligibility requires that the dependent has been part of the household for at least half of the year and at least half of that dependent has been supported by the taxpayer. A taxpayer earning more than $95,000 ($170,000) — where the entire credit expires — will not be eligible for the Extended Credit. But they can still claim the current balance of $2,000 per child.

Families that may be eligible received a qualifying letter in the first half of June. It reads, in part, “If you qualify for CTC advance payments and wish to receive such payments, you do not need to take any action. You will receive a message with more details.”

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Read more: The Children’s Tax Credit: Three Tools for the IRS to Manage Monthly Checks

Families eligible to receive the monthly #ChildTaxCredit payments will receive a second personal letter with an estimate of their monthly payments, starting July 15. Learn more from #IRS at: https://t.co/AsJCmx1Xnc pic.twitter.com/Zdoz5F8VA3

– IRSnews (@IRSnews) June 16, 2021

What if I want to withdraw from the monthly payments?

Parents who file taxes in 2019 and/or 2020 and meet the income requirements will automatically begin receiving child tax credit payments in advance on or shortly after July 15. There is nothing more to do. But some parents may prefer to pay a lump sum at tax time rather than six monthly payments and a smaller tax credit. The withdrawal deadline has already passed before the July 15 payment. But the deadline to opt out of the August 13 batch is August 2.

Subscription cancellation deadlines for payments will henceforth occur three days prior to canceling the first subscription of the month. Here are the remaining deadlines for opting out:

Payment: August 13 / Unsubscribe deadline: August 2 Payment: September 15 / Unsubscribe deadline: August 30 Payment: October 15 / Unsubscribe deadline: October 4 Payment: November 15 / Unsubscribe deadline: November 1 Payment: Dec 15 / Unsubscribe deadline: Nov 29

The Child Tax Credit Update Portal allows users to ensure that they are registered to receive advance payments. It also allows recipients to opt out of prepayments in favor of a one-time credit when they file their 2021 taxes. Beginning in early August, the tool will allow users to add or edit bank account information for direct deposit. Other features coming to the portal include viewing payment history and updating dependents.

To access this portal, users need an IRS username or ID.me account. ID.me is a login service used by various government agencies, including the IRS, the Social Security Administration, and the Treasury Department, to authenticate users. Users need valid personally identifiable information to create an account.

From the portal page, the user has to click on the “Manage made payments” button. Log in to your account on the next page, or create an account. Once logged in, the user can view their eligibility and change how the credit is received.

What other IRS tools are available?

The Unregistered Child Tax Credit Registration Tool is to assist parents of children born before 2021 who do not normally file taxes but are eligible for advance child tax credit payments. This means that parents who have not filed their 2020 taxes, are not required to file and do not plan to file. (Parents who have claimed dependents on their 2019 tax return should not use this tool.)

Users enter their personal information, including name, postal address, email address, date of birth, relevant Social Security numbers, bank account information and PIN to protect identity. The IRS uses the information to verify eligibility and, once confirmed, will begin making payments. IRS and experts advise using the tool on a desktop or laptop computer rather than a mobile device.

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The Child Tax Credit Eligibility Assistant allows parents to check if they are eligible to receive child tax credit payments in advance. Users will need a copy of their 2020 tax return or, otherwise, their 2019 tax return. It is also reasonable to estimate income and expenses from the appropriate tax year, although the result may not be accurate. The assistant asks multiple questions to determine eligibility, but does not ask for sensitive information. No entries are registered.

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