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madhu_narasimhan
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February 22, 2022
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Advance Child Tax Credit - Turbotax rounded up individual amounts I provided for me

  • February 22, 2022
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In the screen 'Let's recheck your advance Child Tax Credit payments', it warns about not providing the exact amounts from Letter 6419. At the same time, Turbotax rounded up the individual amounts I provided for me and my spouse from Letter 6419 (83.50
Best answer by xmasbaby0

Outsmart the software.   Round one up by a dollar and round one down by a dollar so it comes out even.  Example:   10.50---round up to 11   10.50  round down to 10    you get 21 when they add together and it keeps the software happy.   And all you need is the real total to keep the IRS happy.

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February 22, 2022

Outsmart the software.   Round one up by a dollar and round one down by a dollar so it comes out even.  Example:   10.50---round up to 11   10.50  round down to 10    you get 21 when they add together and it keeps the software happy.   And all you need is the real total to keep the IRS happy.

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    madhu_narasimhanAuthor
    Level 2
    February 22, 2022

    Great idea, thanks. Got it that the IRS only sees a single total amount in the form.

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