IRS Special Event – Child Tax Credit

This year, advance payments of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) are sent monthly from July through December to eligible taxpayers. However, to receive the payments, families must file a 2020 tax return.

The IRS will host AdvCTC Free Tax Prep Days, CTC outreach events in select cities across the country. IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers (TAC) and key community stakeholders and volunteers will help eligible families prepare and file tax returns on July 23 and 24. See the cities, dates and times below for a location near you.

To make the sign-up process go quickly and smoothly, please bring the following information when you come to one of these events:

• Social Security numbers for your children,
• Social Security numbers or Tax Identification Numbers for yourself  and your spouse,
• a reliable mailing address,
• an email address, and
• your bank account information if you want to receive your payments by direct deposi

• Chicago, Illinois
• Ladder Up
• 350 N. Orleans Street
  Chicago IL 60654
  Friday, July 23
  9 a.m. – 12 noon (CT)
• IRS TAC
• John C. Kluczynski Federal Office Building
  230 S. Dearborn Street
  Chicago, IL 60604
  Saturday, July 24
  9 a.m. – 6 p.m. (CT)

Advance Child Tax Credit Free Tax Prep Days | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)