In December of 2020, my husband and I were made the Safety Persons for our then 6 month old granddaughter who had been physically abused. In March of 2021 my husband and I became her legal guardians. She has lived with us and we have supported her since December of 2020. Her Mother (our daughter) claimed her on her 2020 taxes. This is my question.... We are claiming her this year. My daughter received the advanced CTC from July to Dec. When we file and claim our granddaughter, how do we answer the question "Did you receive the advanced CTC"?. WE didn't but our daughter did receive those payments even though she did not care for, live with or financially support her daughter for all of 2021. Should I answer it YES because those payments WERE made for our granddaughter (just not to us) under her SSN. I don't want our return to get flagged nor do I want the IRS thinking we're committing fraud!
I apologize in advance if I made this more confusing than needed *sigh*
