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 80: Outreach and Education
Episode 79: 2020 New Year Tax Thoughts
Episode 78: 2019 End of Year Tax Thoughts
Episode 77: LITC Grantee Conference - December 2019 Followup
Episode 76: CDP Summit Initiative - LITR Workshop Followup
Episode 75: Interview With Samantha Galvin
Episode 74: The LITC Grantee Conference - December 2019
Episode 73: Collection Due Process Summit Initiative - 2019 Low Income Taxpayer Representative Symposium
Episode 72: Tax Court Midwest Visit
Episode 71: Interview With Erin Stearns
Episode 70: Attorney Wellness
Episode 69: Interview With James Creech
Episode 68: Tax Court Settlement Day Update
Episode 67: ABA Tax Section 2019 Fall Tax Meeting Followup
Episode 66: CDP Panels at the ABA 2019 Fall Tax Meeting
Episode 65: ABA Tax Section 2019 Fall Tax Meeting
Episode 64: Nina Olson's Center for Taxpayer Rights
Episode 63: 2019 KS IRS Tax Practitioner Symposium Pt. 3 (of 3)
Episode 62: 2019 KS IRS Tax Practitioner Symposium Pt. 2 (of 3)
Episode 61: 2019 KS IRS Tax Practitioner Symposium Pt. 1 (of 3)
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