The first advance payments under the temporarily expanded child tax credit (CTC) will begin to arrive for nearly 39 million households in mid-July 2021 — unless, that is, they opt out. Most eligible families won’t need to do anything to receive the payments, yet you need to understand the implications and why advance payments might not make sense for your household even if you qualify for them.
President Biden recently announced his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan (AFP), the third step in his Build Back Better policy initiative. The announcement followed the previous releases of the proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan and the Made in America Tax Plan. These plans propose major investments in various domestic initiatives, such as expanded tax credits for families, offset with tax increases on high-income individual taxpayers and corporations.
The COVID-19 pandemic put undue stress on the restaurant and hospitality industries, forcing many in the food and drink industry to shutter their doors and count their losses. The last year has forced legislators to address the economic strife of restaurant operators and owners with several rounds of pandemic relief aid and funds, the most recent of which being the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF).
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The $1.9 trillion stimulus package is intended to provide comprehensive relief from the economic and other repercussions of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to funding for testing, contact tracing, vaccinations, education, and state and local governments, the ARPA includes extensive relief that could directly impact your individual finances.
The IRS is delaying the federal income tax filing deadline for individuals for the 2020 tax year until May 17, 2021. While we are waiting on formal guidance from the IRS in the coming days, here's what we know:
Congress has passed the latest legislation aimed at providing economic and other relief from the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 10, the 628-page, $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law by President Biden.
