The credit is now fully refundable – that means that you are eligible for the credit even if you don’t owe taxes.Īlthough this credit is for next year’s tax filings, payments will also be sent in advance, over the course of the year, beginning no earlier than July 2021 so people don’t have to wait to file their 2021 taxes. The bill increases the amount that families claiming the Child Tax Credit receive from $2,000 to: Expanded Child Tax Creditīeginning in tax year 2021(the taxes you file in 2022) the Child Tax Credit will be expanded. Eligibility is also extended for a wider range of filers, now allowing taxpayers to qualify who are over 65 or between the ages of 19-25. Enhanced Earned Income Tax Creditīeginning next year, the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit has been expanded for workers without kids and nearly triples the maximum credit. The American Rescue Plan also includes an expansion of tax credits for lower-income workers with kids. Expansion of credits for children of workers This provision would be retroactive to tax year 2020 (the taxes you file in 2021). The bill also makes the first $10,200 of unemployment income tax-free for households with income less than $150,000. This means that self-employed, freelancers, and side giggers will continue to be eligible for unemployment benefits. The bill extends the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), which expands unemployment to those who are not usually eligible for regular unemployment insurance benefits. Unemployment payments will increase by $300 per week and the benefits will be extended through September 6, 2021. Expanded unemployment and retroactive tax relief Once again, mixed-status households (households with different immigration and citizenship statuses) will be eligible for stimulus payments. The stimulus check rebate will completely phase out at $80,000 for single filers, $120,000 filing head of household and $160,000 for those married filing jointly with no dependents. Īs your AGI increases over $75,000 ($125,500 filing head of household, $150,000 married filing jointly), the stimulus amount will go down. Your AGI can be found on line 8b of your 2019 Form 1040 or on line 11 of your 2020 Form 1040. * Note, adjusted gross income (AGI) is your gross income like wages, salaries, or interest minus adjustments for eligible deductions like student loan interest or your IRA deduction. If you have an adjusted gross income (AGI) of up to $75,000 ($150,000 married filing jointly), you should be eligible for the full $1400 stimulus payment. So, how do you know if you may be eligible to receive a third stimulus payment? The IRS will determine eligibility based on your last tax return, either 2019 or 2020, and will likely send your payment to the bank account where your tax refund was deposited. Unlike the previous two rounds, you will receive stimulus payments for all your dependents, including adult dependents and college students.Īlthough you may want to file your 2020 return now in order to provide your most recent information to the IRS, including bank account information, you don’t need to do anything to get your stimulus check. This means a family with two children could receive $5,600. Those eligible will get up to $1,400 in stimulus payments for each taxpayer in their family plus an additional $1,400 per dependent. Here is what you need to know: Third stimulus payments for individuals and joint taxpayers In addition, the bill also extends certain unemployment benefits and expands tax relief for unemployment benefits, the Child Tax Credit, and the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The plan includes a third round of stimulus payments for millions of people. March 11: The American Rescue Plan was signed into law on March 11, 2021. We anticipate that the IRS Get My Payment tool will be updated next week.įor information on when you can expect your stimulus payment, visit our “Where’s My Third Stimulus Check?” blog post. March 12: The IRS has begun distributing stimulus payments and we expect eligible people could receive their stimulus payments as early as next week (March 17th).
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