Child Tax Credit Refunds Will Be Sent Within Weeks if Bipartisan Tax Package Enacted: IRS Commissioner

The bill is accompanied by Trump-era tax breaks for businesses.

The measure offers disaster tax relief and ends the COVID-19-related Employee Retention Credit program. Charise Wilson/Shutterstock

Child tax credit refunds could be issued within “a matter of weeks” if a new bipartisan tax package is enacted, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told lawmakers on Capitol Hill during a hearing on Feb. 15.

Speaking with lawmakers on the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Werfel said that under the roughly $79 billion tax cut package, which passed the House overwhelmingly in a 357-70 vote in January, he would work diligently to ensure that refunds are issued within six to 12 weeks.