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In 2021, parents were eligible to receive up to $3,600 for each child under six and $3,000 for other children, including 17-year-olds. Those enhancements have since expired, and the program has reverted to its original form in 2023, which is less generous at $2,000 per dependent under age 17.

Letter 6419 contains information regarding your Advanced Child Tax Credit payments, the $300 or $350 parents received per child per month from July to December, and Letter 6475 is all about that third pandemic stimulus check. Both are necessary, so keep your eyes peeled for their arrival.

Remind students that the child tax credit is a nonrefundable credit that allows qualifying taxpayers to reduce their tax liability. If a taxpayer is not able to use the entire credit from the maximum $1,000 per qualifying child, they may be eligible for the additional child tax credit, which is a refundable tax credit.

In January 2022, the IRS sent Letter 6419 to provide the total amount of advance Child Tax Credit payments that were disbursed to you during 2021. Please keep this letter regarding your advance Child Tax Credit payments with your tax records. You may need to refer to this letter when you file your 2021 tax return.

Use Schedule 8812 (Form 1040) to figure your child tax credits, to report advance child tax credit payments you received in 2021, and to figure any additional tax owed if you received excess advance child tax credit payments during 2021.

The IRS sent Letter 6419 out from December 2021 through January 2022, so you should have received yours by now. But don't worry if you weren't sent a letter, didn't receive it or threw it out. You can also use the IRS' CTC Update Portal or create and check your IRS account for a record of your advance CTC payments.

You can claim the Child Tax Credit by entering your children and other dependents on Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, and attaching a completed Schedule 8812, Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents.