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LenaH
Employee Tax Expert

Need to fix ctc amount on return

To fix the amount of the advanced child tax credit on your return, please follow the steps below: 

  1. Sign in to TurboTax and open or continue your return.
  2. Search for Child Tax Credit and Continue.
  3. Answer the question on the Let's start with where you spent the most time in 2021 screen and Continue.
  4. On the Tell us about any advance Child Tax Credit payments screen, answer Yes, enter the amount from your letter in the Tell us about any advance Child Tax Credit payments box, and Continue.
    • If your spouse also received payments, be sure to enter that amount as well as a combined total for both of you.
  5. Answer the questions on the following screens, confirm your amount on the Let's recheck your advance Child Tax Credit payments screen, and Continue.
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Need to fix ctc amount on return

Hold on-----did you already e-file?   If you already e-filed you cannot fix anything right now.   Please clarify that before we start telling you how to change stuff.

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