IRS will hold events in various cities to help families receive the Child Tax Credit (CTC)

More of 30 Millions of households with children in the United States qualify for this financial aid based on their tax returns

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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) kicked off a series of orientation and information sessions this weekend in a dozen cities for boost registrations for the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that the administration of President Joe Biden promoted as part of its plan to revive the economy.

The program will begin to distribute monthly checks to eligible adults with dependent children , as established by the plan $ 1.9 trillion tax bailout signed last March by Biden.

The IRS is partnering with nonprofits, churches, and community groups to offer in events this weekend in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, and Houston among others.

More of 30 Millions of households with children in the United States, (including a large number of Latino families), are scheduled to begin receiving monthly payments without any additional action rather than filing a tax return of 2020 , ”states an IRS press release.

Residents of Detroit, Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Washington DC, will also be able to receive this information this weekend.

“This major new tax change affects millions of families across the country, and the IRS wants to do everything it can to help people get paid,” the IRS said in a statement. IRS Wage and Investment Commissioner Ken Corbin.

He added that many people miss out on benefits Tax icios simply because they don’t file a tax return.

Eligible families will receive a payment of up to $ 300 dollars per month for each child under 6 years, and up to $ 250 per month for each child from 6 to 17 years.

The agency had been criticized by tax preparers for a slow rollout in designing tools to help families verify your eligibility.