Running out of time: The child tax credit filing period closes Tuesday night
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Families who have yet to file for their expanded 2021 Child Tax Credit under the American Rescue Act are running out of time to file.
Families who are eligible for the creditbut have not been receiving monthly payments have until 1:59 a.m, CST, Nov. 16. People can click here to claim their money.
“A good number of families have filed to get their tax credit, but some have not,” said Jake Dorman, CEO of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. “Every family who is eligible to receive the expanded tax credit should get it. This is a tax credit that has been credited with raising millions of families with children out of poverty and it is one of the most family-friendly policies ever passed by the federal government.”
Officials say the child tax credit helped cut the nation's child poverty rate in half in 2021.
Dorman saidfamilies who may be eligible but have not received their money are those who have yet to file their 2021 income taxes, he said. Also, those families who qualify for “non-filer status” can click here to claim their 2021 tax credit.
“If you claimed the CTC on your return and received your refund, you have most likely received the 2021 CTC,” Dorman said. “If that is the case, no further action is needed but it is appropriate for every family who thinks they might not have received their tax credit to go to GETCTC.ORG and check.”
Eligible families received a payment of up to $250 per child ages 6-17 and $300 per child under age 6. All working families are eligible to get the full credit if they make up to $150,000 for a couple or $112,500 for a family with a single parent (also called Head of Household).
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