The IRS is offering a new service called IRS Direct File, which allows taxpayers to file their taxes quickly and easily for free, directly with the agency using IRS Direct File.
Child Tax Credit
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As 2025 tax season begins, hundreds of millions in Tax Credits available to tax filers
The 2025 tax season marks the debut of the state’s first-ever Child Tax Credit in Illinois, providing up to $300 for eligible families with at least one child under 12, while the Earned Income Tax Credit has been expanded to provide more money to more Illinoisans than ever before, and the new Direct File tool allows Illinoisans to file their taxes online directly with the IRS, completely free.
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Child Tax Credit cut leaves local families adrift
According to the White House, studies have shown that the monthly payments have helped significantly reduce child poverty and child hunger across the country. The White House said the program would have had the potential to cut child poverty in half. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that more than 21 million Americans didn’t have enough to eat in early December, which was a five-month high.
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COMMENTARY: Build Back Better balances Joe Biden’s 3-legged Stool
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In March, Democrats passed President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) without a single Republican vote. In addition to making sure we had enough vaccines and getting them out quickly and equitably, the ARP scaled up testing and tracing and addressed the shortages of personal protective equipment. The ARP expanded the Child Tax Credit, which lifted nearly half of America’s children living in poverty out of poverty, and the Earned Income Tax Credit; the House-passed Build Back Better legislation will extend these expanded tax credits through 2022.
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OP-ED: Black America Supports Biden’s Build Back Better and Infrastructure Bills
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now is the time for the Congress of the United States to act and to vote to pass President Joe Biden’s bold and consequential legislations: Build Back Better Framework and Infrastructure bills. Surveying across African American communities throughout the nation reveals overwhelming support for President Joe Biden’s legislative initiatives.
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Congress Members Urge Vaccination During Black Press Week
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Protect your children and your grandchildren, protect those who you come in contact with,” Congressman Clyburn stated during the annual National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund’s (NNPAF) Black Press Week. “Take the shot. It’s safe to do,” the congressman declared during an interview with Real Times Media President and CEO Hiram Jackson.
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White House Responds to House Passage of President Biden’s $1.9 Trillion “American Rescue Plan”
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The sweeping $1.9 trillion rescue package could include direct payments of as much as $5,600 for families of four. The legislation provides direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person. The full amount would go to individuals earning less than $75,000 a year and married couples earning less than $150,000.
