This year, households can claim $3,600 per child ages 5 or younger and $3,000 per child ages 6 to 17. That total was originally $2,000 per dependent under 17.
If you received the monthly credit and you’re eligible for the full amount, you may not get as big of a CTC credit as you’re used to since you received half of it already.
If you received the monthly credit but are missing a few payments, your tax return is the time to recover that money.