Child Tax Credit Update: Do You Qualify For A Monthly Check?

(CBS Philadelphia) — The new Child Tax Credit may change some parents’ lives. Starting on July 15, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send out up to $300 per kid per month. The payment schedule only extends through the end of 2021. But the whole Credit could come to total more than any previous stimulus check. And it could continue beyond this year, if the proposed American Families Plan passes in its current form. But who qualifies for the payments, and how can someone be sure