COVID Tax Tip 2021-105: Multilingual resources help families see if they qualify for advance child tax credit payments

IRS Tax Tips July 21, 2021
Useful Links: IRS.gov Help For Hurricane Victims News Essentials What's Hot News Releases IRS - The Basics IRS Guidance Media Contacts Facts & Figures Around The Nation e-News Subscriptions The Newsroom Topics Multimedia Center Noticias en Español Radio PSAs Tax Scams/Consumer Alerts The Tax Gap Fact Sheets IRS Tax Tips Armed Forces Latest News IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement News Contact Your Local IRS Office Filing Your Taxes Forms & Instructions Frequently Asked Questions Taxpayer Advocate Service Where to File IRS Social Media	Issue Number:  COVID Tax Tip 2021-105 Multilingual resources help families see if they qualify for advance child tax credit payments   Among other multilingual advance child tax credit resources, the IRS now has a Spanish-language version of its Child Tax Credit Eligibility Assistant. This tool helps families determine whether they qualify for the child tax credit and the special monthly advance payments of the credit. By answering a series of questions about themselves and their family members, a parent or other family member can quickly determine whether they qualify for the credit. This tool may be particularly useful to families who don't normally file a federal tax return and have not yet filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return. Often, these are people who receive little or no income, including those experiencing homelessness, low-income households and other underserved groups. This tool can help them decide whether they should take the next step and register for the advance child tax credit payments. The Child Tax Credit Eligibility Assistant does not request any personally-identifiable information for any family member. For this reason, its results are not an official IRS determination. The results are reliable, though people should consider the results preliminary, even if all their answers are accurate. The IRS does not keep the answers the user supplies, or the tool's results. To help people understand and receive advance payments of the child tax credit, the IRS has developed materials in several languages. All tools are posted on the Advance Child Tax Credit 2021 page on IRS.gov. Multilingual resources available on the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments: Resources and Guidance page include: A step-by-step guide to using the Non-filer Sign-up Tool in Spanish, Chinese Simplified, Korean, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole and Russian.  A basic YouTube video on the Advance Child Tax Credit in Spanish and Chinese, as well as English. Several e-posters in various languages. The IRS has  other tax-related tools and resources available in various languages, including information about IRS Free File in seven languages for people who may still need to file a 2020 tax return  Non-filer Sign-Up Tool The online Non-filer Sign-up Tool helps eligible families who don't normally file tax returns register for the monthly advance child tax credit payments. It offers a free and easy way for eligible people who don't normally have to file taxes to provide the IRS the basic information needed – name, address, and Social Security numbers – to figure and issue Advance Child Tax Credit Payments. This tool also helps eligible individuals who don't normally file tax returns register for the $1,400 third round of Economic Impact Payments, also known as stimulus checks, and claim the recovery rebate credit for any amount of the first two rounds of Economic Impact Payments they may have missed. Beware of scams The IRS urges everyone to be on the lookout for scams related to both Advance Child Tax Credit Payments and Economic Impact Payments. Scammers often target non-English speakers and underserved communities. The IRS reminds all taxpayers that the only way to get either of these benefits is by filing a tax return with the IRS or registering online through the Non-filer Sign-up Tool on IRS.gov. Any other option is a scam. People should watch out for scams using email, phone calls or texts related to the payments. The IRS never sends unsolicited electronic communications asking anyone to open attachments or visit a non-governmental web site. Share this tip on social media -- #IRSTaxTip: Multilingual resources help families see if they qualify for advance child tax credit payments. https://go.usa.gov/xFxV4 Back to Top         Thank you for subscribing to IRS Tax Tips, an IRS e-mail service. For more information on federal taxes please visit IRS.gov. This message was distributed automatically from the IRS Tax Tips mailing list. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

 

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