Stimulus Payments

Early in 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan which included a provision that increased the child tax credit amount and upped the age limit of eligible children. Normally, the credit was $2,000 per eligible child under age 17.

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is now a done deal. Among the items of greatest interest to most Americans is a third round of stimulus checks — or IRS “recovery rebates”— of up to $1,400 for every “eligible individual.”

That’s the quick take, but what’s the fine print?