Latest COVID-19 Relief Bill – What is Included & Who is Eligible

On March 11, 2021, the President signed the latest COVID-19 relief bill into law. The $1.9 trillion bill contains another round of stimulus checks, updates to unemployment, new tax deductions & credits, and more. A few key points about the latest relief bill include:

• Stimulus Checks
  • $1,400 stimulus checks per person, including dependents. Taxpayers eligible for full payments include:
    • Single taxpayers earning below $75,000
    • Head of household earning below $112,500
    • Married filing jointly earning below $150,000
• Unemployment
  • Extended weekly $300 federal payments to unemployed workers through September 6, 2021.
  • Tax exemption up to $10,200 in 2020 unemployment payments. Retroactive for 2020 taxes, not 2021.
• Child Tax Credit
  • Expanded Child Tax Credit for up to $3,600 per child under age 6 and $3,000 per child up to age 17. Eligibility is based on the same earnings limits as the stimulus checks and is for the year 2021.
• Childcare Tax Credit
  • Expanded tax credits for childcare. Families could get back a tax credit for as much as half their spending on childcare for children under the age of 13. Up to $4,000 for a single child and $8,000 for two or more children. Eligibility is subject to income limitations and is for the year 2021.

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