Friday, November 15

Child Tax Credit: the third payment arrives and there is a mobile application in Spanish to request support


La nueva herramienta proporciona un formulario sencillo a través de los teléfonos móviles para solicitar el crédito tributario por hijo.
The new tool provides a simple form through mobile phones to request the child tax credit.

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The third of the six installments of the Tax Credit for Children of 2021 will be shipped from 15 September .

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced last month that people who are not required to file taxes can now use a new GetCTC mobile app to enroll in the monthly advance payment plan as part of the Enhanced Child Tax Credit.

How to use the application

GetCTC.org was developed by Code for America in collaboration with the White House and the Treasury Department.

The objective is to provide a simple and accessible online form through mobile phones so that the people who are not legally required to file taxes can apply for the tax credit because they do not earn enough money .

President Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 billion aid included an expansion of the child tax allowance, extending to families without the obligation to pay taxes.

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The parents of a child under 6 years old can receive $ 3, 600 annual dollars , part of which can be paid each month an amount of $ 300 Dollars. Each child from 6 to 17 years you can receive $ 3, 000 annual dollars , or $ 250 dollars per month.

To know the amount of your credit tax by child, do not forget to use the tool and file your tax return in a simplified way and in Spanish .

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