(NEXSTAR)-If you have children and file taxes, your bank account may increase later this month. As parents may know by now, the Biden administration’s American rescue plan requires monthly payments to parents starting on July 15.

This year alone, the child tax credit has increased from US$2,000 per child to US$3,000 per child. Parents of children under the age of 6 will be eligible for a larger total credit of $3,600. The plan also includes $3,000 in benefits to parents of 17-year-old children who qualify for the plan. Previously, children had to be 16 years of age or older.

At most half of the credit will be allocated in the last six months of this year, which means that a typical parent with a child over 6 years old can receive a payment of $250 later this month as the first of the six instalments of the $1,500 advance payment. Phase one. Benefits based on income increase are also eliminated. Use the calculator at the bottom of this article to see what you expected when you first check.

Even if you already know where you are in the calculation, there are still some caveats worthy of your attention.

Your child’s tax credit check may not be a check

As with stimulus payments, the vast majority of eligible Americans do not need to deposit a check to get an advance payment. The IRS stated that direct deposits will be deposited into bank accounts currently on file with the agency. Only those who have not registered for direct deposit can get a physical examination.

If you have already submitted 2020 taxes, you have no choice but to wait for payment.

“The IRS encourages people who don’t have current bank account information to use the tool to update their information so that they can get payments faster,” the IRS urged in its online update on payments.

The agency initiated a Payment Management Portal Allow declarants to change their bank information.

Even if you do not owe taxes, you can still get a CTC check

In the past few years, the child tax credit was partially refundable, which means that if you do not owe any taxes, you are not eligible for the full credit. This is not the case this year. More generous benefits are designed to bridge the gap between low-income families.

In fact, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has established a Web portals Just to collect the required information from non-declarants who are eligible for funding. You don’t even need to have a permanent address.In addition, credit is not considered income, so The Internal Revenue Service says The check “will not affect your access to government benefits such as SSI, SNAP, TANF or WIC.”

The childcare tax credit does sound the same as the CTC, but it is not the case

The US$1.9 trillion US rescue plan signed in March also increased the benefits of those who hired nurseries so that they could start working. Like the child tax credit, this is a pre-existing benefit, and benefits will improve in 2021.

this year, Eligible people can apply for certain fees Up to $8,000 for one eligible child, or up to $16,000 for two or more eligible dependents. Both of these amounts are more than twice the previous limit. Like the child tax credit, this benefit gradually disappears when income is higher. Unlike CTC, these payments cannot be paid in advance, and will only be reflected after you set the tax for the current year.

There is still time to opt out of the monthly CTC inspection

The check issued this month is an advance payment for the 2021 credit, which means you will now get part of the refund next year. Any cash you take will not be applied for at the time of tax filing because of the full refund in previous years. This means that you will get fewer refunds or owe more money next spring than if you opted out of monthly checks.

For those who think that large expenditures next year are preferable to small checks in 2021, the IRS has created a Exit the portal. As of last week, it was too late to register to skip the July payment. If you want to bypass the last five prepayments, you need to complete them before August 2nd.

Watch your income increase

Use the calculator below to estimate how much you might receive for regular payments of the children’s tax credit starting on July 15th.

In most cases, the credit is based on your 2020 tax information. If you experienced unemployment last year, or saw a large salary increase in 2021, you may see your salary higher than the credit phase-out level in 2021, which means you will receive an advance payment, and the next time you file your tax return Actually won’t owe you a year. In theory, this may cause some credit recipients to repay part of their funds next year.