To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return.
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To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return.
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To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return

There's still time to claim the enhanced child tax credit as well as other federal tax breaks, which could be worth hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars. But you have to submit your 2021 tax return first.