The American Rescue Plan has now been signed into law. It includes an expansion of the child tax credit for 2021. That plan expands the age for qualifying children to include 17-year-olds. It increases the credit to $3,000 per child for many families (with $3,600 being the amount for children under age 6). The $2,500 earnings floor is removed and the credit will be fully refundable. Finally, half of the credit will be paid in advance by the IRS making monthly payments to families from July to December 2021.
In this episode, I touch on the child tax credit expansion and discuss the IRS role in distributing those payments of the credit in 2021. The child tax credit and the earned income credit are times that the IRS is in the role of benefits distributor. That is a change for the IRS from compliance enforcement. I look at the dichotomy as the IRS faces their pivot from one role to another. What will their approach be for the future?
Note: As of the recording, the American Rescue Plan had not passed into law yet.
Episode 100: Interview With Francine Lipman
Episode 99: Interview With Rebecca Stavish
Episode 98: Tax March - Interview With Maura Quint
Episode 97: Interview With Andrew Belter
Episode 96: Interview With Andrew Aleman
Episode 95: Interview With Shanthy Bala
Episode 94: Further Coronavirus Tax News
Episode 93: Liens, Levies & Collection Due Process
Episode 92: Familes First Coronavirus Response Act
Episode 91.5: Further Coronavirus Tax Updates
Episode 91: Coronavirus Tax Updates
Episode 90: Family-Related Tax Issues (2 of 2)
Episode 89: Midterms and Coronavirus Tax News
Episode 88: Family-Related Tax Matters (1 of 2)
Episode 87: Installment Agreements and Settlement Offers
Episode 86: CNC and Local Standards
Episode 85: The Taxpayer Advocate Service and Systemic Advocacy
Episode 84: Tax Research
Episode 83: Interviewing Clients
Episode 82: Transcripts
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