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Victoria Jones

ACTC vs CTC: Are they the same & affected by PATH Act delays?

Can someone explain if ACTC and CTC are the same thing? I keep seeing both terms used everywhere and im getting confused. Also trying to figure out if these credits fall under the PATH act delay since I filed early and haven't gotten my refund yet.

Cameron Black

Tax pro here. ACTC (Additional Child Tax Credit) and CTC (Child Tax Credit) are actually different. CTC is the base credit, while ACTC is the refundable portion when your CTC exceeds your tax liability. And yes, the ACTC is subject to PATH Act delays - IRS cant release refunds with ACTC before mid-February by law.

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Victoria Jones

omg thank you! That makes so much more sense now. So thats why my WMR still shows delayed 🤦‍♀️

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Jessica Nguyen

wait so even if u file in January you still gotta wait till mid feb? that's ridiculous fr 😤

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Isaiah Thompson

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Ruby Garcia

does it actually work? seems too good to be true ngl

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Isaiah Thompson

100% works! It showed me exactly why my refund was delayed and gave me the exact date it would drop. Better than calling IRS 50 times lol

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Ruby Garcia

just tried it and holy cow youre right! saved me so much headache trying to decode my transcript 🙌

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Alexander Evans

in the same boat rn... filed Jan 15th and still nothing smh

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Evelyn Martinez

The whole PATH act thing is such bs tbh. Like why make us wait when they already have all our info? 🤡

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Benjamin Carter

its to prevent fraud but like... there has to be a better way

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Maya Lewis

anybody else remember when refunds used to come quick? pepperidge farm remembers 💀

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Isaac Wright

fr fr those were the days 😭

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Lucy Taylor

Called IRS about this exact thing last week. Was on hold for 2 hrs just to get disconnected 🤮

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Connor Murphy

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