These events have now been completed. No more events will be scheduled for this year.

The IRS, Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS), Low Income Tax Clinic (LITC) personnel and community partners are teaming up to provide free tax help events for families to get advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments in June and July at twelve locations. The events are designed to help eligible families, particularly those who normally do not file a federal tax return, file a 2020 income tax return using the new Non-filer Sign-up Tool.

These June 25-26 and July 9-10, events are being held in Atlanta; New York; Detroit; Houston; Los Angeles; Las Vegas; Miami; Milwaukee; Philadelphia; Phoenix; St. Louis; and Washington DC.

By using the new Non-filer Sign-up Tool, to help people quickly file income tax returns, if they are not normally required to file one, also helps eligible people:

• Claim the Recovery Rebate Credit for any amount of the first two rounds of Economic Impact Payments they may have missed.
  • Which will also, if qualified, generate their third Economic Impact Payment.
• Register for the monthly 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit (AdvCTC) payments.

Individuals do not need to have children in order to attend these events and sign up for Economic Impact Payments.

For more details, see IR-2021-132: IRS and community partners team up to provide free tax help for families to get advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments.

Please help spread the news about these special events to friends and neighbors.

Additional resources:

TAS

•  TAS Advance Child Tax Credit Payment Get Help page 
• TAS Tax Tips: TAS Tax Tips: First round of Advance Child Tax Credit letters go to potentially eligible taxpayers: payments start July 15
• TAS Tax Tips: Does the IRS have your information on file? If not, see if you should use the Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool
• TAS Tax Tips: Beware of scammers offering help with getting advanced child tax credit payments

IRS

• Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021 | Spanish │ Chinese-Simplified │ Chinese-Traditional │ Korean | Russian │ Vietnamese | Haitian Creole
• Questions and Answers About the Advance Child Tax Credit Payments |Spanish
• 2021 Child Tax Credit and Advance Child Tax Credit Payments: Resources and Guidance |Spanish
• Check if you may be eligible for the advance child tax credit payments |Spanish
• Child Tax Credit Update Portal
• Child Tax Credit Non-filer Sign-up Tool | Spanish