Child tax credit was not applied for one of the years?

[simplitia1]

As I was finishing up my turbo tax for this year it showed a bar chart of all the Credits I recieved since 2019, every year it was 2000 for the child tax credit except for year 2021.  I think this is a mistake because I did not earn any less or more for that year. Is there anyway I can check and amend this? thanks! 

[xmasbaby0 · Accepted solution]

The child tax credit was different for 2021.  That is the year that the IRS sent out monthly child tax credit payments from July through December---$300/month for children under 6 and $250/month for children age 6 to 17.   You got "half of the maximum amount by December and the other "half" on your tax return---for a total of $3600 for children under 6 and $3000 for children under 18.   The tax laws changed back to the "old" law and old amount for 2022 and 2023.

[simplitia1]

oh ok thank; so most likely I didn't mess anything up - it was already paid throughout the year? 

[xmasbaby0]

@simplitia1 Look at your online account with the IRS to see.

Try checking your online account with the IRS (and if you filed a joint return—check for BOTH of you)

https://www.irs.gov/payments/your-online-account

[simplitia1]

great thank you for your help; much appreciated.