@malik.pravesh You might be missing how & where it is applied on the new form 1040. Some of it can be on line 12a and the remainder on 17b.
There is some handwaving going on there on parts of how it is applied and that depends on each tax return's details. If you only see ~3000 on line 12a, look for more on line 17b (or the other way around). 12a + 17b might add up to 6000 in your case.
But the max for line 17b would be 4200 for 3 eligible dependents, even if including 12a doesn't add up to the full 6000.
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