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To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return
CNN
There's still time to claim the enhanced child tax credit as well as other federal tax breaks, which could be worth hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars. But you have to submit your 2021 tax return first. This year, the filing deadline is Monday, April 18.
This year, the filing deadline is Monday, April 18.
Most eligible families received half of the beefed-up credit in monthly installments last year.
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