Resources
Free tax prep clinics
Prepare + Prosper provides free tax preparation for Minnesotans who meet certain income requirements and offers fall and summer tax clinics. It’s not too late to find out if you and your family qualify to claim the Minnesota Child Tax Credit.
Appointments are available at their main office (located at 2610 University Ave W, Suite 450, St. Paul, MN 55114) and may be scheduled online. For more information or to make an appointment, visit prepareandprosper.org.
Bridge to Benefits screening tool
Bridge to Benefits is an online screening tool that helps determine potential eligibility for an array of public support programs and tax credits, including the MN Child Tax and Working Family Credits. The tool is free, fast, and anonymous. In just 5-10 minutes you can find out if you are potentially eligible for public support programs and tax credits. The tool also provides access to applications for the programs and where to get tax filing support.
Advance CTC/SNAP Estimator
This tool is designed to help you estimate how your case's monthly SNAP benefit might change if you decide to receive advance payments of your 2025 Child Tax Credit. To use this tool, you must know your monthly SNAP benefit amount. You can refer to your most recent approval notice to find this amount. Your result is only an estimate. If your SNAP case's income, expenses, or members have changed and those changes have not been reported to your caseworker yet, this tool will not give you correct information.
Minnesota Child Tax Credit
Print materials
Learn about the advance payments of the MN Child Tax Credit with these resources from Prepare + Prosper:
Learn about the Renter’s Credit changes with these resources from Prepare + Prosper:
Learn about Tax Credits with these resources from the Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota: