{"id":60000,"date":"2022-02-11T14:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T20:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?p=60000"},"modified":"2024-04-19T13:35:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T18:35:27","slug":"child-tax-credit-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/credits\/child-tax-credit-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Child Tax Credit could affect your refund (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There have been a lot of changes with Child Tax Credit (CTC) recently that could affect your tax return this year. Thanks to legislation passed in 2021, millions of American families received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/tax-reform\/new-child-tax-credit\/\">advance Child Tax Credit<\/a> payments in the latter half of the year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How will these advance CTC payments affect your tax return? What if you didn\u2019t receive any of the advance payments or opted out midway?&nbsp;&nbsp;You can find explanations of common scenarios in our Child Tax Credit infographic below.* <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Need help?<\/strong> You can rely on our expertise to get the credits you deserve, whether you \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/online-tax-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">file taxes online<\/a>, or with an\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-offices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">H&amp;R Block tax pro.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\">*Keep in mind: Every tax situation is different. 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