Money Child tax credit money arrives, but some parents say IRS shorted them and ‘it makes no sense why’ September 25, 2021 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press Comments Off on Child tax credit money arrives, but some parents say IRS shorted them and ‘it makes no sense why’ The IRS didn't deliver the Sept. 15 payments in a timely fashion to many families. Some still wait; others received partial payments on Friday.