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Should You Be Getting Monthly Payments for Your Kids? Check the IRS's Child Tax Credit Portal
Tax Breaks The IRS has an online tool that will help you track and manage your monthly child tax credit payments (although it's not fully functional yet).
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Who's Not Eligible for Child Tax Credit Payments (It May Explain Why You're Not Getting Them)
Tax Breaks The IRS has sent two rounds of child tax credit payments so far. Here's why some families haven't received any monthly payments.
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How and When to Opt-Out of Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments
Tax Breaks If you want to stop advance payments of the 2021 child tax credit, you can opt-out using the IRS's online portal before the monthly deadline.
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Rates on Student Loans Will Go Up
Paying for College You could refinance with a private student loan, but consider waiting until the pause on federal loan payments expires.
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Avoid the Summer Travel Rush; Plan a Fall Getaway
Travel Prices will be lower, you’ll encounter fewer crowds, and pandemic restrictions are likely to ease even more.
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Tough Times for a Family Business
Business Costs & Regulation His dry-cleaning operation was rocked by the pandemic, but he is staying optimistic.
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How to Get Child Tax Credit Payments if You Don't File a Tax Return
Tax Breaks Child tax credit payments are generally based on information from 2020 or 2019 returns, but non-filers can still get payments. The easiest way is to use the IRS's newest online tool.
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Child Tax Credit Update: IRS Sending Letters to Families Who May Get Monthly Payments
Tax Breaks The IRS has identified over 36 million families that may qualify for monthly child tax credit payments of up to $300 per child. The payments will begin on July 15.
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4 Ways to Avoid Post-COVID-19 Spending Guilt
Coronavirus and Your Money I recently spent money on a Mexican vacation. It’s time to get out again, but returning to a more normal lifestyle doesn’t mean dropping our healthy savings habits.
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