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The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides the largest Child Tax Credit ever and historic relief to the most working families ever – and as of July 15^th, most families are automatically receiving monthly payments of $250 or $300 per child without having to take any action. The Child Tax Credit will help all families succeed.

The American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children over the age of six and from $2,000 to $3,600 for children under the age of six, and raised the age limit from 16 to 17. All working families will 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).

Major tax relief for nearly

all working families:

$3,000 to $3,600 per child for nearly all working families

The Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan provides the largest child tax credit ever and historic relief to the most working families ever.

Automatic monthly payments for nearly all working families

If you’ve filed tax returns for 2019 or 2020, or if you signed up to receive a stimulus check from the Internal Revenue Service, you will get this tax relief automatically. You do not need to sign up or take any action.

President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda calls for extending this tax relief for years and years

The new Child Tax Credit enacted in the American Rescue Plan is only for 2021. That is why President Biden strongly believes that we should extend the new Child Tax Credit for years and years to come. That’s what he proposes in his Build Back Better Agenda.

Easy sign up for low-income families to reduce child poverty

If you don’t make enough to be required to file taxes, you can still get benefits.

The Administration collaborated with a non-profit, Code for America, who created a non-filer sign-up tool that is easy to use on a mobile phone and also available in Spanish. The deadline to sign up for monthly Child Tax Credit payments this year was November 15. If you are eligible for the Child Tax Credit but did not sign up for monthly payments by the November 15 deadline, you can still claim the full credit of up to $3,600 per child by filing your taxes next year.

See how the Child Tax Credit works for families like yours:

Jamie
- Occupation: Teacher
- Income: $55,000
- Filing Status: Head of Household (Single Parent)
- Dependents: 3 children over age 6
Jamie
Jamie filed a tax return this year claiming 3 children and will receive part of her payment now to help her pay for the expenses of raising her kids. She’ll receive the rest next spring.
- Total Child Tax Credit: increased to $9,000 from $6,000 thanks to the American Rescue Plan ($3,000 for each child over age 6).
- Receives $4,500 in 6 monthly installments of $750 between July and December.
- Receives $4,500 after filing tax return next year.
Sam & Lee
- Occupation: Bus Driver and Electrician
- Income: $100,000
- Filing Status: Married
- Dependents: 2 children under age 6
Sam & Lee
Sam & Lee filed a tax return this year claiming 2 children and will receive part of their payment now to help her pay for the expenses of raising their kids. They’ll receive the rest next spring.
- Total Child Tax Credit: increased to $7,200 from $4,000 thanks to the American Rescue Plan ($3,600 for each child under age 6).
- Receives $3,600 in 6 monthly installments of $600 between July and December.
- Receives $3,600 after filing tax return next year.
Alex & Casey
- Occupation: Lawyer and Hospital Administrator
- Income: $350,000
- Filing Status: Married
- Dependents: 2 children over age 6
Alex & Casey
Alex & Casey filed a tax return this year claiming 2 children and will receive part of their payment now to help them pay for the expenses of raising their kids. They’ll receive the rest next spring.
- Total Child Tax Credit: $4,000. Their credit did not increase because their income is too high ($2,000 for each child over age 6).
- Receives $2,000 in 6 monthly installments of $333 between July and December.
- Receives $2,000 after filing tax return next year.
Tim & Theresa
- Occupation: Home Health Aide and part-time Grocery Clerk
- Income: $24,000
- Filing Status: Do not file taxes; their income means they are not required to file
- Dependents: 1 child under age 6
Tim & Theresa
Tim and Theresa chose not to file a tax return as their income did not require them to do so. As a result, they did not receive payments automatically, but if they signed up by the November 15 deadline, they will receive part of their payment this year to help them pay for the expenses of raising their child. They’ll receive the rest next spring when they file taxes. If Tim and Theresa did not sign up by the November 15 deadline, they can still claim the full Child Tax Credit by filing their taxes next year.
- Total Child Tax Credit: increased to $3,600 from $1,400 thanks to the American Rescue Plan ($3,600 for their child under age 6). If they signed up by July:
- Received $1,800 in 6 monthly installments of $300 between July and December.
- Receives $1,800 next spring when they file taxes.
- Automatically enrolled for a third-round stimulus check of $4,200, and up to $4,700 by claiming the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Child Tax Credit:

Overview

Who is eligible for the Child Tax Credit?

Getting your payments

What if I didn’t file taxes last year or the year before?

Will this affect other benefits I receive?

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For more information, visit the IRS page on Child Tax Credit.

Download the Child Tax Credit explainer (PDF).

ZIP Code-level data on eligible non-filers is available from the Department of Treasury: PDF | XLSX

The Child Tax Credit Toolkit

Child Tax Credit | U.S. Department of the Treasury

The American Rescue Plan increased the Child Tax Credit and expanded its coverage to better assist families who care for children.

Overview

The American Rescue Plan’s expansion of the Child Tax Credit will reduced child poverty by (1) supplementing the earnings of families receiving the tax credit, and (2) making the credit available to a significant number of new families. Specifically, the Child Tax Credit was revised in the following ways for 2021:

The credit amount was increased for 2021. The American Rescue Plan increased the amount of the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,600 for qualifying children under age 6, and $3,000 for other qualifying children under age 18.
The credit was made fully refundable. By making the Child Tax Credit fully refundable, low- income households will be entitled to receive the full credit benefit, as significantly expanded and increased by the American Rescue Plan.
The credit’s scope has been expanded. The American Rescue Plan allowed 17-year-olds to qualify for the Child Tax Credit. Previously, only children 16 and younger qualified.
Many eligible taxpayers received monthly advance payments of half of their estimated 2021 Child Tax Credit amounts during 2021 from July through December. Families caring for children were able to receive financial assistance on a consistent monthly basis from July to December 2021, instead of waiting until tax filing season to receive all of their Child Tax Credit benefits.

File your taxes to get your full Child Tax Credit — now through April 18, 2022. Get help filing your taxes and find more information about the 2021 Child Tax Credit.

In addition, the American Rescue Plan extended the full Child Tax Credit permanently to Puerto Rico and the U. S. Territories. For the first time, low- income families residing in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories will receive this vital financial assistance to better support their children’s development and health and educational attainment.

Recent Updates

New and Improved ChildTaxCredit.gov
- This website exists to help people:
  - Get the Child Tax Credit
  - Understand how the 2021 Child Tax Credit works
  - Find out if they are eligible to receive the Child Tax Credit
  - Understand that the credit does not affect their federal benefits
- This website provides information about the Child Tax Credit and the monthly advance payments made from July through December of 2021. Every page includes a table of contents to help you find the information you need.
Code for America’s Non-Filer Tool
- Code for America partnered with The White House and the Treasury Department to create a website and mobile-friendly tool, in English and Spanish, to assist families claiming their Child Tax Credit and missing Economic Impact Payments.
- The GetCTC tool is currently closed for the season, but you can access information about the Child Tax Credit on the website.
- Community organizations and volunteer navigators seeking to help hard-to-reach clients access the Child Tax Credit or Economic Impact Payments can access training materials and resources on the navigator website.
IRS Non-Filer Tool
- Most families will automatically start receiving the new monthly Child Tax Credit payments on July 15th.
- Families who normally aren’t required to file an income tax return should use this Non-Filers Tool to register quickly for the expanded and newly-advanceable Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan.
Child Tax Credit Portal
- Use this tool to:
  - Check if you’re enrolled to receive payments
  - Unenroll to stop getting advance payments
  - Provide or update your bank account information for monthly payments starting with the August payment
Child Tax Credit Eligibility Assistant
- Check if you may qualify for advance payments.

Spread the word

Key Messaging about the Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit Toolkit: Download all CTC Info Sheets and Social Media slides
- Info Sheet: How Has the CTC Changed This Year
- Info Sheet: How to Make Sure You Get the CTC Payment
- Info Sheet: The Expanded Child Tax Credit: Explained
- Social Media slides: How Has the CTC Changed This Year
- Social Media slides: How to Make Sure You Get the CTC Payment
Find more information at ChildTaxCredit.gov

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Article 13. Procedure for the appointment and payment of insurance coverage \ ConsultantPlus

Article 13. Procedure for the appointment and payment of insurance coverage

see the text in the previous wording)

1. Appointment and payment of benefits for temporary disability (except for the cases specified in Clause 1 of Part 2 of Article 3 of this Federal Law, when the payment of benefits for temporary disability is carried out at the expense of the insured), for pregnancy and childbirth, a one-time allowance for the birth of a child, a monthly allowance for child care are carried out by the insurer.

agreement on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature, art, a publishing license agreement, a license agreement on granting the right to use a work of science, literature, art) at the time of the occurrence of the insured event was occupied by several policyholders and in the two previous calendar years was occupied by the same of insurers, benefits for temporary disability, for pregnancy and childbirth are assigned and paid to him by the insurer for each of the insurers with whom the insured person is employed at the time of the insured event, and the monthly allowance for child care for one of the insurers, for the cat The majority of the insured person is employed at the time of the occurrence of the insured event, at the choice of the insured person and is calculated based on the average earnings determined in accordance with Article 14 of this Federal Law for the time of work (service, other activities) with the insured for which the benefit is assigned and paid.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

(see the text in the previous edition)

are the performance of works and (or) the provision of services, an agreement of an author's order or an author of works receiving payments and other remuneration under an agreement on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature, art, a publishing license agreement, a license agreement on granting the right to use a work of science, literature, art) at the time of the insured event is employed by several insurers, and in the previous two calendar years it was employed by other insurers (another insured), temporary disability benefits, pregnancy and childbirth benefits, monthly allowance for child care are assigned and paid to him insurer under one of Art. insured person, with whom the insured person is employed at the time of the occurrence of the insured event, at the choice of the insured person.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

(see the text in the previous edition)

are the performance of works and (or) the provision of services, an agreement of an author's order or an author of works receiving payments and other remuneration under an agreement on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature, art, a publishing license agreement, a license agreement on granting the right to use a work of science, literature, art) at the time of the occurrence of the insured event was employed by several insurers, and in the two previous calendar years it was employed by both these and other insurers (another insured), benefits for temporary disability, for pregnancy and childbirth are assigned and paid to him by the insurer or in accordance with part 2 of this th article for each of the policyholders with whom the insured person is employed at the time of the insured event, based on the average earnings for the time of work (service, other activities) with the policyholder for which the benefit is assigned and paid, or in accordance with part 3 of this article for to one of the policyholders with whom the insured person is employed at the time of the occurrence of the insured event, at the choice of the insured person.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

(see the text in the previous edition)

4.1. If the insured person working under a civil law contract, the subject of which is the performance of works and (or) the provision of services, or under an author's order agreement, or who is the author of works, receiving payments and other remuneration under an agreement on the alienation of the exclusive right to works science, literature, art, publishing license agreement, license agreement on granting the right to use a work of science, literature, art, at the time of the insured event, employed under the specified agreements with several insurers, benefits for temporary disability, for pregnancy and childbirth, monthly allowance for care for the child are assigned and paid to him by the insurer for one of the insurers, with whom the insured person is employed under the specified contracts at the time of the insured event, at the choice of the insured person.

(Part 4.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

4.2. If an insured person working under a civil law contract, the subject of which is the performance of work and (or) the provision of services, or under an author's order contract, or who is the author of works, receiving payments and other remuneration under an agreement on the alienation of the exclusive right to works of science, literature , art, publishing license agreement, license agreement on granting the right to use a work of science, literature, art, at the time of the occurrence of an insured event is employed by another insurant (other insurers) under an employment contract or other activities during which it is subject to compulsory social insurance in case temporary disability and in connection with motherhood, benefits for temporary disability, pregnancy and childbirth are assigned and paid to him by the insurer for the insured, for whom the insured person is employed under an employment contract or other activity during which it is subject to compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood, or for each such insurant in accordance with parts 2 and 4 of this article and for one of the insurers in accordance with part 4. 1 of this article, and a monthly allowance for child care is assigned and is paid to him by the insurer for one of the insurers, who employed the insured person at the time of the insured event, at the choice of the insured person.

(Part 4.2 was introduced by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

, during which it was subject to compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with motherhood, the temporary disability benefit is assigned and paid by the insurer for the insured for whom such work or activity was carried out.

6. The basis for the appointment and payment of benefits for temporary disability, pregnancy and childbirth is a certificate of incapacity for work, formed by a medical organization and placed in the information system of the insurer in the form of an electronic document, signed using an enhanced qualified electronic signature by a medical worker and a medical organization, if otherwise not established by this Federal Law. The conditions and procedure for the formation of sick leave certificates in the form of an electronic document are established by the federal executive body responsible for the development and implementation of state policy and legal regulation in the field of healthcare, in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for developing state policy and regulatory legal regulation in the field of social insurance, and the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation. The procedure for information interaction between the insurer, policyholders, medical organizations and federal state institutions of medical and social expertise for the exchange of information in order to form a sick leave certificate in the form of an electronic document is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.

(as amended by the Federal Law of July 14, 2022 N 237-FZ)

(see the text in the previous edition)

The form of the statement is approved by the insurer.

8. Insurers, no later than three working days from the date of receipt of data on a closed certificate of incapacity for work, formed in the form of an electronic document, transfer to the information system of the insurer, as part of the information for the formation of an electronic certificate of incapacity for work, the information necessary for the appointment and payment of benefits for temporary disability, for pregnancy and childbirth, signed using an enhanced qualified electronic signature, unless otherwise provided by this article.

(as amended by the Federal Law of February 25, 2022 N 18-FZ)

(see the text in the previous edition)

register of civil status records, and information requested by the insurer in accordance with Part 1 of Article 4.2 of this Federal Law.

10. The basis for assigning and paying a monthly child care allowance to the insured persons specified in Part 1 of Article 2 of this Federal Law is the application of the insured person for the appointment of a monthly child care allowance, which is submitted to the policyholder simultaneously with the insured person's application for granting parental leave until the child reaches the age of three years. The application form for the appointment of a monthly allowance for child care is approved by the insurer in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of social insurance. The insured person, who at the time of the occurrence of the insured event is employed by several insurers, when submitting an application to one of the insurers for the appointment of a monthly child care allowance, confirms the choice of the insurant, according to which the insurer will assign and pay a monthly child care allowance.

11. Insured persons submit the information necessary for the appointment of a monthly child care allowance to the territorial body of the insurer at the place of their registration no later than three working days from the date of submission by the insured person of an application for the appointment of a monthly allowance for child care, unless otherwise not established by this article.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of February 25, 2022)

(see the text in the previous edition)

11.1. Insurers applying the special tax regime "Automated Simplified Taxation System", no later than one working day from the date of submission by the insured person of an application for the appointment of a monthly child care allowance, send to the insurer in electronic form, including through the personal account of the taxpayer, information about application submitted by the insured person.

(Part 11.1 was introduced by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of February 25, 2022)

when he became aware of the occurrence of such circumstances, sends a notice to the territorial body of the insurer at the place of his registration on the termination of the right of the insured person to receive a monthly child care allowance.

13. Upon employment or during the period of employment, service, other activities, the insured person shall provide the insured person at the place of work (service, other activity) with information about himself necessary for the insurant and the insurer to pay insurance coverage (hereinafter referred to as information about the insured person), the list of which is contained in the form approved by the insurer. Information about the insured person is drawn up on paper or in the form of an electronic document.

14. The insured person is obliged to notify the policyholder in a timely manner of changes in the information specified in paragraph 13 of this article.

15. Information about the insured person received by the policyholder shall be transferred by him to the territorial body of the insurer at the place of his registration no later than three working days from the date of their receipt.

16. Assignment and payment of insurance coverage are carried out by the insurer on the basis of information and documents submitted by the insured, information available to the insurer, as well as information and documents requested by the insurer from state bodies, local governments or subordinate to state bodies or local governments organizations.

using a unified system of interdepartmental electronic interaction are established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

18. The procedure and conditions for the submission by the insured in electronic form of information and documents necessary for the appointment and payment of insurance coverage to insured persons are established by the insurer in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of social insurance. The formats for the submission by the insured in electronic form of the specified information and documents are established by the insurer.

19. In the event that the insurant ceases to operate or if it is impossible to establish its actual location on the day the insured person applies for benefits for temporary disability, pregnancy and childbirth, a one-time allowance for the birth of a child, a monthly allowance for child care, appointment and payment the specified types of insurance coverage (with the exception of temporary disability benefits paid at the expense of the insured in accordance with Clause 1 of Part 2 of Article 3 of this Federal Law) are carried out by the insurer on the basis of information and documents submitted by the insured person, information available to the insurer, and also information and documents requested by the insurer from state bodies, local governments or organizations subordinate to state bodies or local governments.

20. If the information and documents necessary for the appointment and payment of insurance coverage are not provided to the insurer in full, the insurer, within five working days from the date of their receipt, sends the policyholder or, in the case specified in paragraph 19 of this article, the insured person a notice on submission of missing information or documents in the form approved by the insurer. The policyholder or the insured person, upon receipt of the said notice, shall submit to the insurer the missing information and documents within five working days from the date of receipt of the notice.

with motherhood in relation to the deceased on the day of his death or in relation to one of the parents (other legal representative) or other family member of the deceased minor on the day of death of this minor, and in the cases provided for by part 23 of this article, by the insurer.

22. If the insured person was employed by several policyholders at the time of the occurrence of the insured event, the social benefit for burial is assigned and paid by one of the policyholders at the choice of the person who applied for such benefit.

23. If it is not possible for the insured to pay social benefits for burial due to the termination of his activities or insufficient funds in his accounts with credit institutions, or if it is not possible to establish the location of the insured and his property, which may be levied , if there is a court decision that has entered into legal force establishing the fact that such an insurer did not pay benefits to a person entitled to receive it, or if, on the day of the application of a person entitled to receive social benefits for burial, the procedures applied to the insured are carried out in a bankruptcy case, the assignment and payment of social benefits for burial are carried out by the insurer.

funeral matters are carried out by the territorial body of the insurer at the place of registration of the insured in the manner determined by the insurer in agreement with the federal executive body responsible for developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of social insurance.

25. Payment of benefits for temporary disability, for pregnancy and childbirth, a one-time allowance for the birth of a child, a monthly allowance for child care is carried out by the insurer through the organization of the federal postal service, credit or other organization specified in the information about the insured person.

26. Payment for banking services for operations with funds provided for the payment of insurance coverage is not charged.

27. Information on the appointment and payment of insurance coverage is posted by the insurer in the Unified State Social Security Information System in accordance with the Federal Law of July 17, 1999 N 178-FZ "On State Social Assistance".

organization in the form of a document on paper. The specifics of the procedure for assigning and paying insurance coverage to the specified categories of insured persons are established by the federal executive body in charge of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of social insurance, in agreement with the federal executive bodies in charge of developing and implementing state policy and legal regulation in the established field of activity, other federal state bodies and the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation.

(as amended by Federal Law No. 237-FZ of July 14, 2022)

(see the text in the previous edition)

mode "Automated simplified taxation system", for their confirmation or clarification (addition) are sent by the insurer to the policyholder in electronic form, including through the personal account of the taxpayer. The policyholder, no later than three working days from the date of receipt of the specified information, confirms or clarifies (supplements) them and sends the clarified (supplemented) information to the insurer in electronic form, including through the personal account of the taxpayer.

(Part 29 was introduced by Federal Law No. 18-FZ of February 25, 2022)

Appendix No. 2. Information about the insured person (Form) \ ConsultantPlus

Approved by Orders of the FSS of the Russian Federation No. 119 of April 8, 2022, No. 18522 of May 13, 2022 new forms of documents and information.

Appendix N 2

to the order of the Social Insurance Fund

of the Russian Federation

dated February 4, 2021 N 26

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(full name of the organization (separate subdivision), individual entrepreneur or individual not recognized as an individual entrepreneur)

from

(last name, first name, patronymic (if any) of the applicant/his authorized representative)

III. Information on documents confirming permanent or temporary residence (stay) on the territory of the Russian Federation (for foreign citizens and stateless persons):

Temporary residence permit (stay)

Series

Number

IV. Other information:
	Permanent residence	In the area with the right to resettle
	Work	In the resettlement area
		In the zone with preferential socio-economic conditions