Under Deduction's & Credits scroll down to "You and Your Family"
Scroll down to "Child and Other Dependent Tax Credit (the LAST option) and click START
Go through the interview even if you are not eligible for the credit.
Schedule 8812 will be generated with zero dependents and the error should stop
OR
FOR DESKTOP
Simply switch to FORMS located a the top right of the screen near the search
Scroll down to, and click on, Schedule 8812
Enter ZERO for lines B1 and B2 if applicable (you didn't get any advance payments)
Since there may be some Taxpayers who received the advance payments, but are not eligible for the credit this year, the question is being asked on all returns.
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