IRS announces 2021 Child Tax Credit payments
An overview of the 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit payments in English (PDF)
Información general de los pagos por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos de 2021 (PDF)
This toolkit has valuable information for:
• Taxpayers who have qualifying children for the Child Tax Credit
• People who don’t normally file a tax return but qualify for the Child Tax Credit
• People with special circumstances such as no permanent address or bank account to receive advance payments of the Child Tax Credit
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Here you can find extensive research concerning federal food and nutrition assistance programs.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Here you can find timely research and updates on federal nutrition policy.
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