Stimulus payments: IRS opens portal to register for $300 a month child tax credit payments

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• Updated: Jun. 15, 2021, 9:27 a.m.|
• Published: Jun. 15, 2021, 9:27 a.m.

The IRS said monthly child tax credit payments will start on July 15.

The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury have launched a portal to allow families that don't typically file tax returns to register for the monthly child tax credit payments.

"Our goal is to make sure that every American can get the relief funding they need as simply as possible," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement. "We know working families can't put off paying for doctor's visits or grocery bills, and this new tool will help more people get their tax credit every month, starting in July."

Available through IRS.gov, the new Non-filer Sign-up Tool is for people who did not file an income tax return for 2019 or 2020 and did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to register for their stimulus payment. The portal also allows users to enter direct deposit banking information.

People who filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return or used the IRS non-filers tool last year to register for their stimulus payment do not need to provide additional information via the tool.

"Most families will begin receiving monthly payments automatically next month without any further action required," the IRS said.

The American Rescue Plan, passed in March, upped the child tax credit amount to $3,600 per child ($300 a month) for children under age and $3,000 per child ($250 per month) for children ages 6-17. The payments will generally be made on the 15th of the month, starting in July and running through December.

What information is needed

Users of the tool will be asked to provide:

• Full name
• Mailing address
• Date of birth
• Email address
• Social Security number for user, dependents
• Bank account number, type (checking or savings) and routing number

Other portals coming

The IRS said additional portals are coming in the coming weeks. Those will include:

• An interactive Child Tax Credit eligibility assistant to help families determine whether they qualify for the payments.
• Another tool, the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, will initially enable anyone who has been determined to be eligible for advance payments to see that they are eligible and unenroll/opt-out of the advance payment program. Later, it will allow people to check on the status of their payments and make updates to their information.

You can see more information here: FAQs on the 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments.

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