IRS Revises 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit FAQs
The IRS recently issued a revised set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2021 Child Tax Credit and advance Child Tax Credit.
The revisions cover the following topics:
- Topic A: General Information: Updated questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16
- Topic E: Advance Payment Process of the Child Tax Credit: Updated questions 2, 3
- Topic F: Updating Your Child Tax Credit Information During 2021: Removed questions 1, 2 and updated 3, 4
- Topic G: Receiving Advance Child Tax Credit Payments: Updated questions 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11
- Topic H: Reconciling Your Advance Child Tax Credit Payments on Your 2021 Tax Return: Updated questions 1, 2, 9 and removed 10
- Topic J: Unenrolling from Advance Payments: Updated question 1 and removed 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Topic K: Verifying Your Identity to View your Online Account: Updated questions 2, 3, 5, 6 and removed 7
- Topic L: Commonly Asked Shared-Custody Questions: Updated questions 1 and 2
These FAQs are released to the public in Fact Sheet 2022-29.