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PublishedMarch 11, 2023
Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?
The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
You’re not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here’s why
The policy's demise has confounded policy experts, who point to ample evidence that the increased benefit helped close gaps in the existing child tax credit.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
IRS wants millions to claim child tax credit, stimulus funds
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig says many people who qualify for the tax benefits will need to file a 2021 federal income tax return to get the credit.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Here’s how to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
Whether or not a family owes tax money or has filed taxes before, they will need to file a return to get all or the rest of their money.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Goodbye, ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home
President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn't support it.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Maine lawmakers study direct cash payments as anti-poverty tool
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2021
Our View: Child tax credit invests in our nation’s future
A program that cuts child poverty in half is going to disappear in three months unless Congress acts.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Third round of child tax credit payments goes out this week. Here’s what to know.
The temporarily enhanced tax credits provide eligible parents with up to $3,600 per child over the course of a year.
