Do anyone of you have clients who have heard that the new $3000/$3600 Child Tax Credit will be going into effect for 2020 tax year? I have someone who heard April 3 .

[caroljo]

Someone said they heard that on April 3 2021 we can start getting the larger Child tax Credit for 2020 tax year.

[Just-Lisa-Now- · Accepted solution]

"someone said they heard" is a lousy source for reliable information

https://proconnect.intuit.com/taxprocenter/tax-law-and-news/american-rescue-plan-what-does-the-third...

[IRonMaN]

"Someone said they heard that on April 3 2021"

Hopefully that wasn't a tax preparer that you heard that from.

[BobKamman]

The earliest it will start is July 1, and that's only if IRS clears many hurdles.  

[rbynaker]

Is that anything like "according to the people who were not authorized to speak publicly"?

At this point I'm almost ready to just throw my arms up in the air and take the same approach as Sgt. Schultz.  "I know nothing!"