@bwessely - go back and review your bank statements from July, 2021 - Dec, 2021 - right around the 16th each month. DO NOT DO FROM MEMORY.
the calculation is
$3000 for your child age 6-17 LESS
what you received from July - Dec, 2021.
(I assume you filed joint and make less than $400,000)
appears you entered that you received $1000 (which is why you have $2000 on Line 28), but I bet you received $2000 (which is why the IRS comes up with $1000 on Line 28).
do you have Letter 6419 that states you received $1,000? did you file a joint return in 2020 and 2021? There were TWO letters, addressed to each spouse and each one would have stated you received $1,000, but you had to add them together since you are filing joint..... is that what happened????
