--- title: When Is the Next Child Tax Credit Payment? Here's the Schedule for the Rest of 2021 description: Here's every child tax credit payment date scheduled for the rest of the year. authors: - name: Julia Glum role: Managing Editor url: https://money.com/author/julia-glum/ bio: A graduate of the University of Florida, Julia has more than eight years of experience in personal finance journalism. In addition to overseeing news and newsletters, she leads Money’s tax coverage, which includes extensive reporting on tax credits, policy changes and the IRS. education: University of Florida at_money_since: 2018 articles: 453 covers: - Taxes - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Technology also_seen_in: - Newsweek - International Business Times - CBS News - Good Morning America - WUSA9 - Pix 11 - The New York Times - Mashable - The Washington Post - CNBC - Politico social: - https://x.com/superjulia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-glum published: '2021-07-19T17:00:35.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T13:51:57.000Z' section: Taxes tags: - 2020 taxes - 2021 taxes - child tax credit - News - SMM21 - Taxes word_count: 388 canonical: https://money.com/child-tax-credit-dates/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![A woman is writing a note on a calendar.](https://img.money.com/2021/07/News-Schedule-For-Child-Tax-Credit-Payment.jpg) Roughly 35 million families across the country got a financial boost from the feds last week as the IRS [sent out](https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-monthly-child-tax-credit-payments-begin) the first round of advance [child tax credit](https://money.com/child-tax-credit-eligibility-monthly-payments-guide/) payments. And while some July 15 deposits are [still processing](https://money.com/didnt-get-child-tax-credit-payment/) and some taxpayers are still fighting to get the [right amount](https://money.com/child-tax-credit-wrong/), many parents are already asking: When's the next one? The American Rescue Plan makes it so families are eligible to receive up to $300 per kid every month for the rest of 2021. Most people who qualify don't have to do anything to get the money — it'll simply show up in their bank accounts on the 15th of each month. In August, the 15th falls on a Sunday, so the IRS will distribute the next child tax credit payment on Aug. 13. Like with the stimulus checks, not everyone will receive the advance payment at the exact same time. There are also other important CTC dates to contend with, mainly having to do with unenrollment. If your family is eligible for monthly child tax credit installments and would prefer instead to claim the credit as a lump sum on your taxes in the spring, you'll need to [opt out](https://money.com/forgot-opt-out-child-tax-credit-payments/) at least three days before the first Thursday of the month. Opting out of one month's payment will also unenroll you from future payments. Let's condense all that information. The 2021 child tax credit payment dates — along with the [deadlines](https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/2021-child-tax-credit-and-advance-child-tax-credit-payments-topic-j-unenrolling-from-advance-payments) to opt out — are as follows: - Friday, Aug. 13 (opt out by Aug. 2) - Wednesday, Sept. 15 (opt out by Aug. 30) - Friday, Oct. 15 (opt out by Oct. 4) - Monday, Nov. 15 (opt out by Nov. 1) - Wednesday, Dec. 15 (opt out by Nov. 29) What happens with the child tax credit payments after December? It's up in the air. President Joe Biden is [pushing](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/28/fact-sheet-the-american-families-plan/) to extend the enhanced credit, which he [called](https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/07/15/biden-child-tax-credit/) "our effort to take another giant step toward ending child poverty in America," through 2025. 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