Why is form 2441 only partially completed?

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June 10, 2022
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I'm reviewing because we got Notice CP12, and TurboTax's payments and credits do not match the IRS. Trying to figure out who is right and form 2441 is only partially completed when we entered all this information when doing original filing.

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NCperson

Level 15

form 2441 is for child care expenses. did you have any in 2021 that you claimed?

what does the letter actually say? can you post that? I wonder if the issue is form 8812 and the child tax credit, which is totally different from the child care expenses

m-landreneau-27Author

Level 2

Yes, I have 2 children and a dependent care account.

It says "we found and error on your 2021 form 1040 which affects: Recovery Rebate Credit. We changed your return to correct this error and you are due a refund. "Entered refund dollar amount"."

But the refund amount is less than what TurboTax originally calculated. I am going to contest it, but was going over my return again to see if I could figure out the discrepancy. There's just a lot of blanks on 2441, so I wasn't sure this this was a thing TurboTax did or we didn't enter the information in correctly when completing the original return. We had a child in late 2021, so I think the IRS calculated amount only accounts for 1 dependent when we clearly put 2 on 2021's 1040.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

Make sure you have entered your child as a dependent in My Info, and that you have entered the child's Social Security number. Careful— do not say that your child’s SSN is not valid for employment. If your child was born in 2021 make sure you said he lived with you the whole year. There is an oddly worded question that asks if the child paid over half their own support. Say NO to that question.

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