You must have answered something incorrectly in My Info about the children because you should have received the CTC for all of them if they have Social Security numbers. When you amend----make sure you say they lived with you the WHOLE YEAR---even the baby. You have to say that for a baby born in 2020. And when it asks that weird question about whether the child paid for over half his own support say NO to that.
And yes, this is affecting the advance payments. If you cannot get this sorted out to get the advance payments for all of them you will still be able to get the CTC for them on your 2021 tax return. If the five year old turns 6 in 2021 you get the lower amount of $3000 for him, but the ones who are under 6 at the end of 2021 get $3600 each.
The other thing-----did you use the recovery rebate credit on your 2020 return to get the stimulus money for them----if you did not receive it yet? You should have received stimulus money for each one too unless your income was too high. So when you amend make sure you explore the recovery rebate credit.
The stimulus check is an advance on a credit you can receive on your 2020 tax return. If something went wrong or you did not get the stimulus check in 2020, you can get it when you file your 2020 return in early 2021
The Recovery Rebate Credit will be found in the FEDERAL REVIEW section. ( you should see "Let's make sure you got the right stimulus amount”) If you are eligible it will end up on line 30 of your 2020 Form 1040.
Make sure that you enter ALL of the stimulus money received for the 1st and 2nd stimulus for yourself, your spouse and your children.
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/economic-impact-payment-information-center-topic-j-reconciling-on-your-...
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing
Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.
Select your tax year for amending instructions:
What does it mean to "amend" a return?
· Do I Need to Amend my Tax Return?
Even during “normal” times it takes about four months for the IRS to process an amended return. During the pandemic and due to the severe backlog at the IRS it is taking much longer—six months or more for many amended returns. Do not expect quick results from amending. When the IRS issues a refund for an amended return it will be by check. They do not make direct deposits for refunds for amended returns. You can watch for information here:
https://www.irs.gov/Filing/Individuals/Amended-Returns-(Form-1040-X)/Wheres-My-Amended-Return-1
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