The IRS is reviewing implementation plans for the newly enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Additional information about a third round of Economic Impact Payments, the expanded Child Tax Credit, including advance payments of the Child Tax Credit, and other tax provisions will be made available as soon as possible on IRS.gov. The IRS strongly urges taxpayers to not file amended returns related to the new legislative provisions or take other unnecessary steps at this time.

The IRS also will provide taxpayers with additional guidance on those provisions that could affect their 2020 tax return, including the retroactive provision that makes the first $10,200 of 2020 unemployment benefits nontaxable. For those who haven’t filed yet, the IRS will provide a worksheet for paper filers and work with software industry to update current tax software so that taxpayers can determine how to report their unemployment benefits on their 2020 tax return. For those who received unemployment benefits last year and have already filed their 2020 tax return, the IRS emphasizes they should not file an amended return at this time, until the IRS issues additional guidance.

For more information regarding COVID-related tax relief, visit:

• IRS.gov Coronavirus Tax Relief
• IRS.gov Coronavirus, Recovery Rebate Credit and Economic Impact Payments: Resources and Guidance
• TAS Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tax Relief

Again, please continue to monitor these pages as updated guidance for tax-related topics under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will be posted as they become available.