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How To Avoid Having to Pay Back the $3,600 Child Tax Credit

This year, U.S. parent are eligible for a tax credit that’s worth up to $3,600 per child—up from a maximum of $2,000 last year—and half of that money will be sent as a monthly check, starting in July. However, since those checks are actually an advance based on the taxes on your current income (as opposed to what you made last year), it’s possible you would have to pay some of the money back if yo