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January 24, 2022
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Schedule 8812

  • January 24, 2022
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Turbo tax continues to ask to enter an amount received as an advance payment on schedule 8812. I do not have any dependent children and have not received any payments. Hence I can't complete and eFile my return. How do I correct this?

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    Level 2
    February 12, 2022

    Where in Turbo TAx do I correct Line 28, Schedule 8812

    Level 7
    February 12, 2022

    Enter it in line 14 f of schedule 8812 the aggregate amount of Advance Child Tax Credit received.

     

    IRS would have sent letter /no 6419 indicating the amount of  Advance Child Tax Credit received by you in 2021.

     

    Click on the link for more information

     

    Schedule 8812

     

     

    Level 2
    February 19, 2022

    Encountered this same error on Feb 19 2022, form was generated by TT in error, we do not have any dependents, filing jointly both retired.  Stupid error, TT staff needs to fix.  Thank you.

    Level 2
    February 20, 2022

    Don't have children, why am I receiving this message about advanced payments received?

    Level 15
    February 20, 2022

    @Barbara1042 

     

     

    Everyone has to answer whether they received advance child tax credit payments.   If you did not receive any of those payments between July and December you need to answer that you did not receive any payments.

     

    There are so many scenarios with those payments---like divorced/never married parents who have issues over who received the payments, who claimed the children, etc. --- the software has no way of knowing if any of that involves you---so you have to answer the questions about it. 

     

    Please follow these steps to indicate you did not receive any advanced payments:

    1. Click on the "Search" on the top and type "Child tax credit"
    2. Click on “Jump to Child Tax Credit”
    3. Continue through the questions until the "Tell us about any advance Child Tax Credit payments" screen and select "No".
    4. Continue through the questions.

     

     

    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    Level 2
    February 20, 2022

    I have no children and should get no tax credit per Schedule 8812. However, when I click file my taxes I am referred to 8812 Part A and am asked to provide inane answers about my supposed children so I cannot efile. What's the problem.

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 20, 2022

    @384970 wrote:

    I have no children and should get no tax credit per Schedule 8812. However, when I click file my taxes I am referred to 8812 Part A and am asked to provide inane answers about my supposed children so I cannot efile. What's the problem.


    Everyone is being asked this question since TurboTax does not know if the user was one who received these advances from the IRS in 2021.

     

    Enter a 0 (zero) when asked to enter a number on the Schedule 8812. This will correct the issue and remove the Schedule 8812 from your tax return so that you can file the return.

    Level 2
    February 23, 2022

    No Children Claimed - No Dependants . . . Mandatory Forum that doesn't apply ?

    Please FIX your software

    Level 2
    February 23, 2022

    IM not replying to the question I have the same problem about Advance payment entry required??

    Level 2
    February 24, 2022

    Why am I getting error in form 8812 and did not even have any dependent ??

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 24, 2022

    @evguarin7 wrote:

    Why am I getting error in form 8812 and did not even have any dependent ??


    Everyone is being asked this question since TurboTax does not know if the user was one who received these advances from the IRS in 2021.

     

    Enter a 0 (zero) when asked to enter a number on the Schedule 8812. This will correct the issue and remove the Schedule 8812 from your tax return so that you can file the return.

    Level 2
    February 25, 2022

    Turbo tax continues to ask to enter an amount received as an advance payment on schedule 8812. I do not have any dependent children and have not received any payments. Hence I can't complete and eFile my return. How do I correct this?   This is a common problem from numerous people

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 25, 2022

    @ex239 wrote:

    Turbo tax continues to ask to enter an amount received as an advance payment on schedule 8812. I do not have any dependent children and have not received any payments. Hence I can't complete and eFile my return. How do I correct this?   This is a common problem from numerous people


    As previously stated -

     

    Everyone is being asked this question since TurboTax does not know if the user was one who received these advances from the IRS in 2021.

     

    Enter a 0 (zero) when asked to enter a number on the Schedule 8812. This will correct the issue and remove the Schedule 8812 from your tax return so that you can file the return.

    Level 2
    February 26, 2022

    Entering 0 does not work.  Neither does manually removing the form. I continue to receive the same error.

    Level 2
    February 28, 2022

    I keep getting the same question to for an advanced payment on form 8812 even though I do not have any dependents.

    Level 15
    February 28, 2022

    @tisreal06

     

    Everyone has to answer whether they received advance child tax credit payments.   If you did not receive any of those payments between July and December you need to answer that you did not receive any payments.

     

    There are so many scenarios with those payments---like divorced/never married parents who have issues over who received the payments, who claimed the children, etc. --- the software has no way of knowing if any of that involves you---so you have to answer the questions about it. 

     

    Please follow these steps to indicate you did not receive any advanced payments:

    1. Click on the "Search" on the top and type "Child tax credit"
    2. Click on “Jump to Child Tax Credit”
    3. Continue through the questions until the "Tell us about any advance Child Tax Credit payments" screen and select "No".
    4. Continue through the questions.
    **Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
    Level 2
    February 28, 2022

    I have no dependents but I get an error message for schedule n8812

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    February 28, 2022

    @feetd wrote:

    I have no dependents but I get an error message for schedule n8812


    Everyone is being asked this question since TurboTax does not know if the user was one who received these advances from the IRS in 2021.

     

    Enter a 0 (zero) when asked to enter a number on the Schedule 8812. This will correct the issue and remove the Schedule 8812 from your tax return so that you can file the return.

    Level 2
    February 28, 2022

    I went thru the "enter personal information" section in TT. When it got to dependents, children specifically, I had to check "no". That one doesn't autofill to a default answer. Once I did that, form 8812 disappeared.

    Level 2
    March 2, 2022

    What is the advance payment on schedule 8812. Not even sure what schedule 8812 is.

    DoninGA
    Level 15
    Level 15
    March 2, 2022

    @DAVMember wrote:

    What is the advance payment on schedule 8812. Not even sure what schedule 8812 is.


    Everyone is being asked this question since TurboTax does not know if the user was one who received these advances from the IRS in 2021.

     

    Enter a 0 (zero) when asked to enter a number on the Schedule 8812. This will correct the issue and remove the Schedule 8812 from your tax return so that you can file the return.