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Keyword: Tax Credit


7.6 Child Care Credit/Other Credits : Advance Child Tax Credit

I did not get a check or notice telling me that I was going to get a check. Why not?

The IRS notified all eligible taxpayers before the checks were sent. Taxpayers did not have to do anything. We were using your 2002 data to automatically figure whether you were due an advance payment check and if so, how much.