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LoganathanB wrote:
 

"Everybody filing a tax return in 2021 has to answer the question of whether they received advance child tax credit payments. "

 

OK, but the interview doesn't pose THAT question. 

 

When a TT user following the interview through the DEDUCTIONS AND CREDITS section the user is asked...DO YOU WANT TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THESE CREDITS?  Among the credits listed is the CHILD AND OTHER DEPENDENTS TAX CREDITS.  Those of us that have no dependents and who otherwise know that we do not qualify for any of the other listed credits have answered NO to this question.  There is no reason to answer YES.  Answering NO takes us out of that section and onto the next.   And doing that sets us up for the error check surprise. 

 

If every tax filer MUST answer the child tax credit question, then every taxpayer, regardless of how they answer the above question, should be directed to that section, advised that everyone must answer regardless of their dependent status and then provided the YES/NO choice.   

 

The interview must be adjusted.