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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Hardworking Families To Receive Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments Beginning Thursday, July 15, 2021

July 15, 2021

61,000 Households, Covering 94.5% Of All Children, in the 15th District of Texas Could Get Up to $300 Per Child Every Month Beginning This July as Part of American Rescue Plan Act Congressman Gonzalez Helped Pass

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15)announced that hardworking families can expect to receive advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per month per child beginning today, Thursday, July 15 through December.

"I proudly voted for the American Rescue Plan Act which expanded Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments to put more money in the pockets of hardworking parents and lift up children and families in Central and South Texas," said Congressman Gonzalez. "These payments will help families most impacted by the pandemic pay for child care, keep the lights on and food on the table. I am proud to support working families and will continue to fight for them in Congress."

·61,000 hardworking households, covering 94.5% of all children, in the 15th District of Texas could get up to $300 per month per child from July through December, and even more after filing their taxes next year.

·Hardworking families should get their monthly payments automatically beginning July 15th with no further action required.

·Families who did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2020 and who did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to sign up for the Economic Impact Payments, should go online and use the IRS Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to sign up today.

Major Tax Relief for Working Families:

How Much Is the Child Tax Credit Expansion from the American Rescue Plan?

The American Rescue Plan expanded the Child Tax Credit to up to $3,600 per child for children ages 0 to 5 and $3,000 per child for children ages 6 to 17.

The American Rescue Plan authorized advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit. Beginning in July through December, qualifying families can get up to:

·$300 a month per child for children ages 0 to 5.

·$250 a month per child for children ages 6 to 17.

Families will get their remaining expanded Child Tax Credit when they file their 2021 tax return.

Who Qualifies?

Families will qualify for a full credit if their income is below $75,000 for single filers, $112,000 for people filing as head of household, or $150,000 for people who are married and filing jointly.

How Do I Get My Payment?

·Hardworking families should get their monthly payments automatically beginning July 15th with no further action required. If you've filed tax returns for 2019 or 2020, or if you signed up to receive a stimulus check from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), you will get this tax relief automatically. You do not need to sign up or take any action.

·Families who did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2020 and who did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to sign up for the Economic Impact Payments, should go online and use the IRS Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool to sign up today.

·Families who got their refunds from the IRS through direct deposit will get these payments In their bank account around the 15th of every month until the end of 2021. People who don't use direct deposit will receive their payment by mail.

·Families will be able to determine their eligibility, check the status of their payments and more at IRS.gov/childtaxcredit2021 later this month.

Watch Out for Scams

According to IRS.gov: "The IRS urges everyone to be on the lookout for scams related to both Advance Child Tax Credit Payments and Economic Impact Payments. The IRS emphasized that the only way to get either of these benefits is by either filing a tax return with the IRS or registering online through the Non-filer Sign-up tool, exclusively on IRS.gov. Any other option is a scam.

Watch out for scams using email, phone calls or texts related to the payments. Be careful and cautious: The IRS never sends unsolicited electronic communications asking anyone to open attachments or visit a non-governmental web site."

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