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Child Tax Credit: White House urges parents to file taxes to get 2nd half of payments

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WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday is launching an outreach campaign to get millions of families to file their tax returns in 2022 so they can receive the second half of payments from the expanded child tax credit.Vice President Kamala Harris, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and White House senior adviser Gene Sperling are hosting a "Day of Action" virtual event in the morning to encourage people to send their 2021 tax return forms to the IRS, including those whose incomes are so low that they might not have traditionally filed.The event, which begins at 9:20 a.m.

ET, will include several lawmakers and nonprofits. There are plans to hold events in all 50 states and Puerto Rico during the tax filing season, according to the Associated Press, citing an anonymous White House official.The expanded program, passed in 2021 as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, boosted the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000 for every child ages 6 to 17, and up to $3,600 for every child under the age of 6.

It was based on 2019 and 2020 tax returns — intended to help struggling families during the pandemic.It essentially advanced some tax relief that would normally come the following year when parents file their taxes.

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