1) what was the refund you were expecting? in other words when you filed you tax return, what was on Line 34 and 35a? (they might be the same) of Form 1040?
Turbotax Calculated a Return of $5,428 but I know that the rules of the CTC changed in the middle of the
game...so I didn't expect exactly that much...but I certainly didn't expect to have to OWE over $1,000.
2) did the amount on Line 14f came from the letters you received from the IRS or did you determine yourself from your bank records? I would have expected you to have recived $1500 * 4 children + $1800....that is $7800 - not $7500..... as you state 1 child was under 6 on 12/31/21 (so the other 4 children were 6 - 17 years old).
Our bank account shows 6 deposits of $1,250 ($1,250x6=$7500). On our IRS online account it shows that I
received $3,750 and my wife received $3,750. You are correct about the children's ages and you are correct on
what our payments SHOULD have been.
I plan on sending a certified letter discussing all of this and also faxing it all to be doubly sure...but I hate the idea that we'll have to wait EVEN LONGER for any response from the IRS.
