The Internal Revenue Service has begun issuing the ACTC refund from March 03, 2025, for those taxpayers who have also claimed the Additional Child Tax Credit, which is a refundable portal of the CTC. Taxpayers who have claimed it are receiving up to $1,700, stay tuned to check the latest updates on it.
As we all know that the IRS Tax Season 2025 began on January 27, 2025, and the Internal Revenue Service has started processing the ACTC Refund from February 22, 2025, after the liftment of the PATH Act. Half of Americans who have claimed the ACTC have already received upto $1,700 via direct deposit.
If you have recently claimed the Additional Child Tax Credit with your tax return for tax year 2024 you will surely receive the payout. For the e-file, the IRS takes upto 21 days to process and release the direct deposit, once the ACTC Refund is accepted by the Internal Revenue Service the direct deposit is usually received within four days.
| Country | United States |
| IRS Tax Season Start | January 27, 2025 |
| PATH Act Lifted | February 22, 2025 |
| ACTC Refund Release Began | March 3, 2025 |
| Max Refund Amount | Up to $1,700 |
| Processing Time (E-File) | Up to 21 days + 4 days for direct deposit |
| Refund Status Check Tools | IRS “Where’s My Refund?”, IRS2Go App |
| Refund Status Stages | Received, Accepted, Sent |
| Common Direct Deposit Window | 3 to 5 days after refund is marked “Accepted” |
| Official Website | IRS.gov |
ACTC Refund Schedule 2025
The ACTC refund schedule for tax year 2024 isn’t officially released by the Internal Revenue Service, but as per last year’s trend we have shared the estimated date to get the Additional Child Tax Credit refund based on the refund Accepted date. Go through the tabulated data to check that when you are looking to get ACTC Refund upto $1,700.
| Refund Accepted By | Estimated Refund Release Date |
| April 17, 2025 | April 27 – April 30, 2025 |
| April 21, 2025 | May 1 – May 4, 2025 |
| April 25, 2025 | May 5 – May 8, 2025 |
| April 29, 2025 | May 9 – May 12, 2025 |
| May 3, 2025 | May 13 – May 16, 2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | May 17 – May 20, 2025 |
| May 11, 2025 | May 21 – May 24, 2025 |
| May 15, 2025 | May 25 – May 28, 2025 |
| May 19, 2025 | May 29 – June 1, 2025 |
| May 23, 2025 | June 2 – June 5, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | June 6 – June 9, 2025 |
| May 31, 2025 | June 10 – June 13, 2025 |
| June 4, 2025 | June 14 – June 17, 2025 |
| June 8, 2025 | June 18 – June 21, 2025 |
| June 12, 2025 | June 22 – June 25, 2025 |
| June 16, 2025 | June 26 – June 29, 2025 |
| June 20, 2025 | June 30 – July 3, 2025 |
| June 24, 2025 | July 4 – July 7, 2025 |
| June 28, 2025 | July 8 – July 11, 2025 |
| July 2, 2025 | July 12 – July 15, 2025 |
ACTC Refund Status 2025
The ACTC refund can be checked using the Where’s My Refund? tool or IRS2Go mobile application. By tracking the refund status one may check that his or her ACTC return is Received, Accepted, or Sent by the IRS. To check the refund status, one has to provide basic details such as SSN, Tax Year, Filing Status and Refund Amount.
The step-by-step instructions to check the ACTC Refund 2025 Status is available below, go through the listed points to check it.
- Go to the official website of the Internal Revenue Service.
- Jump to the section of Tools & applications, and tap on the option of Where’s My Refund?.
- Now, you will see an option that reads Check your refund, click on it and get redirected to the Where’s My Refund? toll webpage.
- Lastly, you have to enter/opt your:
- Social Security Number
- Tax Years as 2024
- Filing Status as Single, Married-Filing Joint Return, Married-Filing Separate Return, Head of Household & Qualifying Widow(er) / Surviving Spouse
- Enter your Refund Amount in $
- After filling out all the above details, you need to hit the Submit button.
ACTC $1,700 Refund Status Stages 2025
As I earlier mentioned that the both: Where’s My Refund? toll and IRS2Go mobile application should that the Additional Child Tax Credit refund is Received, Accepted or Sent by the IRS. You may check the meaning of each by going through the listed points.
- Received: The Internal Revenue Service has received the ACTC Refund for tax year 2025, but they are still to review and process it.
- Accepted: Your ACTC Refund 2025 is reviewed and processed by the IRS, your direct deposit or paper check will be sent within a few days.
- Sent: Your Additional Child Tax Credit refund refund is sent by the IRS, incase of direct deposit it is received within 72 hours, but for a paper check one has to wait upto 2 weeks.