Links to all materials and guidance issued by the IRS regarding the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments organized by type for quick reference by the media and tax professionals. Frequently asked questions Tax Year 2021/Filing Season 2022 Child Tax Credit Frequently Asked Questions 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Frequently Asked Questions Other resources e-Posters Choose from the titles below to access these products in English and other languages. Publication 4281 (PR), Have children? Refundable Child Tax Credit for bona fide residents of Puerto Rico (in Spanish) PDF Publication 5534, 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Publication 5534-A, 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Start July 15 Publication 5534-A-1, 2021 Advanced Child Tax Credit Payments start July 15 (Poster) Publication 5534-B, Advanced Payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit - The Basics Publication 5534-D, The 2021 Child Tax Credit: Three Steps to Getting Your Advance Payments Publication 5534-E, Advance Payments of the Child Tax Credit: Which Online Tool Should I Use Publication 5534-F, Advance Child Credit Payments for Americans Experiencing Homelessness Publication 5534-G, File a 2021 Tax Return to Get the Remainder of Your 2021 Child Tax Credit Publication 5534-H, Claiming the 2021 Child Tax Credit When You Don't Normally File a Tax Return Publication 5649 (PR), Many Residents of Puerto Rico Are Newly Eligible for the Child Tax Credit (Puerto Rico) PDF Publication 5650, More families in Puerto Rico can now receive a tax credit of up to $3,600 for each qualifying child PDF Toolkits and user guides Choose from the titles below to access these products in English and other languages. Publication 5537, IRS Toolkit for Partners: Advance Payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit Publication 5549, IRS User Guide: Child Tax Credit Update Portal Ready-to-use articles Get help claiming the expanded Child Tax Credit Have friends or family in Puerto Rico? Spread the word on the expanded Child Tax Credit More Puerto Rico families qualify for Child Tax Credit Raising your grandkids? You may qualify for the Child Tax Credit How the expanded 2021 Child Tax Credit can help your family YouTube videos Don’t Fall for Tax Scams About the Child Tax Credit Families in Puerto Rico Can Benefit from the Child Tax Credit News releases 2022 IR-2022-181, Grandparents and other relatives with eligible dependents can qualify for 2021 Child Tax Credit IR-2022-106, Face-to-face IRS help without an appointment available during special Saturday opening on May 14 IR-2022-105, IRS provides guidance for residents of Puerto Rico to claim the Child Tax Credit IR-2022-91, Taxpayers who owe and missed the April 18 filing deadline should file now to limit penalties and interest; not too late to claim the Child Tax Credit for 2021 IR-2022-81, 2021 return done? Next step: use the IRS Tax Withholding Estimator to make sure withholding is right for 2022 IR-2022-51, Face-to-face IRS help available in more than 30 cities on Saturday, March 12 IR-2022-29, Tax Time Guide: American Rescue Plan changes can boost refunds for many families; people should file even if they haven’t for years IR-2022-23, Tax Time Guide: Important considerations before filing a 2021 tax return IR-2022-19, All third Economic Impact Payments issued; parents of children born in 2021, guardians and other eligible people who did not receive all of their third-round EIPs can claim up to $1,400 per person through the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit IR-2022-18, IRS begins 2022 tax season; urges extra caution for taxpayers to file accurate tax returns electronically to speed refunds, avoid delays IR-2022-14, IRS Free File available today; filers can claim important tax benefits IR-2022-12, Get ready for taxes: Bookmark IRS.gov resources and online tools to use before, during and after filing IR-2022-08, 2022 tax filing season begins Jan. 24; IRS outlines refund timing and what to expect in advance of April 18 tax deadline 2021 IR-2021-255, IRS issues information letters to Advance Child Tax Credit recipients and recipients of the third round of Economic Impact Payments; taxpayers should hold onto letters to help the 2022 Filing Season experience IR-2021-249, Families will soon receive their December advance Child Tax Credit payment; those not receiving payments may claim any missed payments on the upcoming 2021 tax return IR-2021-243, Get ready for taxes: What's new and what to consider when filing in 2022 IR-2021-235, Child Tax Credit payments: IRS online portal now available in Spanish; Nov. 29 is last day for families to opt out or make other changes IR-2021-228, IRS unveils new online identity verification process for accessing self-help tools IR-2021-222, IRS: Families will soon receive November advance Child Tax Credit payments; time running out to sign up online to get an advance payment in December IR-2021-218, IRS updates 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Frequently Asked Questions IR-2021-217, Get ready for taxes: Easy steps taxpayers can take now to make tax filing easier in 2022 IR-2021-214, Year-end giving reminder: Special tax deduction helps most people give up to $600 to charity, even if they don’t itemize IR-2021-211, Child Tax Credit: Families with income changes must enter them in IRS online portal on Monday to impact Nov. 15 payment; Spanish version coming in late November IR-2021-206, IRS reminds employers to e-file payroll tax returns timely IR-2021-201, IRS: Families now receiving October Child Tax Credit payments; still time for eligible families to sign up for advance payments IR-2021-190, Expanded tax benefits help individuals and businesses give to charity during 2021; deductions up to $600 available for cash donations by non-itemizers IR-2021-189, Oct. 15 deadline approaches for taxpayers who requested extensions to file 2020 tax returns IR-2021-188, IRS: Families now receiving September Child Tax Credit payments IR-2021-186, IRS reminds business owners to correctly identify workers as employees or independent contractors IR-2021-184, Renewed tax credit can help employers hire workers; key certification requirement applies IR-2021-171, Child Tax Credit: New update address feature available with IRS online portal; make other changes by August 30 for September payment IR-2021-169, IRS: Families now receiving August Child Tax Credit payments; still time for low-income families to sign up IR-2021-157, More than 2.2 million additional Economic Impact Payments disbursed under the American Rescue Plan IR-2021-156, IRS holds additional weekend events July 23-24 to help people with Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments IR-2021-153, IRS: Monthly Child Tax Credit payments begin IR-2021-150, IRS: Online Child Tax Credit eligibility tool now available in Spanish; other multilingual materials help families see if they qualify for advance payments IR-2021-146, IRS holds special weekend events to help people who don’t normally file taxes get Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments IR-2021-143, IRS: Families receiving monthly Child Tax Credit payments can now update their direct deposit information IR-2021-133, IRS online tool helps families see if they qualify for the Child Tax Credit; one of three tools now available for the upcoming advance payments IR-2021-132, IRS and community partners team up to provide free tax help for families to get advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments IR-2021-130, IRS announces two new online tools to help families manage Child Tax Credit payments IR-2021-129, IRS unveils online tool to help low-income families register for monthly Child Tax Credit payments IR-2021-124, IRS sending letters to more than 36 million families who may qualify for monthly Child Tax Credits; payments start July 15 IR-2021-116, IRS urges groups to share information to help those without permanent addresses get benefits including Economic Impact Payments, upcoming advance Child Tax Credit IR-2021-113, IRS, Treasury announce families of 88 percent of children in the U.S. to automatically receive monthly payment of refundable Child Tax Credit IR-2021-106, IRS offers overview of tax provisions in American Rescue Plan; retroactive tax benefits help many people now preparing 2020 returns Tax tips 2022 COVID Tax Tip 2022-134, Parents can boost their back-to-school budget by claiming tax credits and refunds COVID Tax Tip 2022-125, Taxpayers should be sure to have all their info before going to a tax pro COVID Tax Tip 2022-111, People without a filing requirement may miss out on a refund if they don’t file a 2021 tax return COVID Tax Tip 2022-86, IRS Free File and other resources available until Oct. 17 for 2021 tax returns COVID Tax Tip 2022-58, Important reminders for people filing their tax return at the last minute COVID Tax Tip 2022-43, What taxpayers should do if they have incorrect or missing documents COVID Tax Tip 2022-21, Top things all taxpayers need to remember when filing their 2021 tax return COVID Tax Tip 2022-16, IRS Free File now accepting 2021 tax returns COVID Tax Tip 2022-04, Tax filing step 1: Gather all year-end income documents COVID Tax Tip 2022-03, IRS sending information letters to recipients of advance child tax credit payments and third Economic Impact Payments 2021 COVID Tax Tip 2021-187, Get ready for taxes: Here’s what's new and what to consider when filing in 2022 COVID Tax Tip 2021-177, What taxpayers can do now to get ready to file taxes in 2022 COVID Tax Tip 2021-167, Families can now report income changes using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal COVID Tax Tip 2021-150, Non-traditional families may qualify for advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-147, Here’s how a taxpayer’s custody situation may affect their advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-138, Highlights from National Small Business Week 2021 COVID Tax Tip 2021-127, Low-income families still have time to sign up for advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-119, What people should and should not do if they get mail from the IRS COVID Tax Tip 2021-117, Common questions about the advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-114, Extension filers: IRS Free File, other resources available until Oct. 15 for 2020 tax returns COVID Tax Tip 2021-105, Multilingual resources help families see if they qualify for advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-101, The Child Tax Credit Update Portal allows families to update direct deposit information or unenroll COVID Tax Tip 2021-100, IRS online tool helps families determine if they qualify for the child tax credit COVID Tax Tip 2021-92, People who don’t have to file taxes may need to register for monthly advance child tax credit payments COVID Tax Tip 2021-90, Reviewing eligibility for credits and deductions is an important part of year-round tax planning COVID Tax Tip 2021-84, IRS offers information and resources in a variety of multilingual and alternative formats COVID Tax Tip 2021-79, Looking ahead: How the American Rescue Plan affects 2021 taxes, part 2 COVID Tax Tip 2021-72, IRS working to help those without a permanent address get benefits including stimulus payments and tax credits Guidance Revenue Procedure 2021-24, Advance Child Tax Credit PDF Outreach assistance Special ZIP Code data Special information is available by individual ZIP Codes to help identify locations where children who may be eligible to be claimed for the expanded and newly-advanceable Child Tax Credit but who had not been claimed on a recent tax return. The data can be used to help organizations focus their outreach efforts seeking to sign up non-filers for monthly Child Tax Credit payments. By ZIP Code: Number of Children under Age 18 with a Social Security Number Who Are Not Found on a Tax Year 2019 or 2020 Tax Return but who Appear on a Tax Year 2019 Form 1095 and Associated Number of Policy Holder PDF Estimated Counts of Children Unclaimed for CTC by ZIP Code 2019 XLSX
