To qualify for advance Child Tax Credit payments, you — and your spouse, if you filed a joint return — must have:

• Filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return and claimed the Child Tax Credit on the return; or
• Given the IRS your information in 2020 to receive the Economic Impact Payment using the Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool; and
• A main home in the United States for more than half the year (the 50 states and the District of Columbia) or file a joint return with a spouse who has a main home in the United States for more than half the year; and
• A qualifying child who is under age 18 at the end of 2021 and who has a valid Social Security number; and
• Made less than certain income limits.

The IRS will use information you provided earlier to determine if you qualify and automatically enroll you for advance payments. You do not need to take any additional action to get advance payments.

CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY

Use the following Non-filer Sign-up tool to report your qualifying children born before 2021 if you:

• Are not required to file a 2020 tax return, didn’t file one and don’t plan to; and
• Have a main home in the United States for more than half of the year.

Also, if you did not get the full amounts of the first and second Economic Impact Payment, you may use this tool if you:

• Are not required to file a 2020 tax return, didn’t file and don’t plan to, and
• Want to claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit and get your third Economic Impact Payment.

USE THE NON-FILER SIGN-UP TOOL

If you qualify for Advance Child Care Tax Payments, there is nothing you need to do and you have been automatically enrolled for advance payments.

The IRS will pay half the total credit amount in advance monthly payments beginning July 15. You will claim the other half when you file your 2021 income tax return. These changes apply to tax year 2021 only.

Payments will be sent by the IRS via direct deposit, paper check, or debit card around the 15th of each month July 2021 - December 2021.

The IRS offers a tool to check if you are enrolled to receive payments, unenroll to stop getting advance payments, or provide/update your bank account information for future monthly payments. 

MANAGE ADVANCE PAYMENTS

If you qualify for the advance monthly payments but would prefer to receive the full amount of the Child Tax Credit when you file your 2021 taxes in 2022, you can unenroll from advance monthly payments through the IRS portal.

UNENROLL