Deductions & credits

@davidk99   You already got the 1500 as an advance.  You are not paying it back.   And you get the remaining half 1,500 as a credit on line 28.   So 1500 Advance + 1500 credit on line 28 = 3,000.   You are getting the full 3,000.  They are not taking it back.  


I guess what confuses people is that the same amount shows up on line 28 and they think it's the half they already got and that they are missing the other half.  But the part you already got does not show up anywhere on your tax return.   You are not paying it back and not paying tax on it.