The message you described indicates that IRS records show that one of your credits was denied in a previous tax year.
If the IRS denies the claim you made for these credits on your tax return:
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
- Child Tax Credit (CTC)
- Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC)
- Credit for Other Dependents (ODC)
- American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC)
You may need to:
- Pay back the claims, plus interest
- File Form 8862 when you claim the credit again
To add form 8862:
- Log in to your account.
- Go to Federal Taxes.
- Go to Deductions and Credits.
- Scroll down to You and Your Family and select show more.
- Go to Earned Income Credit (EIC) and click revisit.
- Answer the questions and eventually, you'll be asked Do any of these uncommon situations apply? Answer the prompts that follow.
See here for more information from the IRS on this topic.
See this article for more information from TurboTax.
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