@Tminey How much is on line 28? Your tax returns does not show the advance payments you already got just the amount you still get or if you qualify for more. The remaining amount will show up on 1040 line 28. It will either add to a refund or reduce a tax due.
Before filing you can preview the 1040 or print the whole return
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/accessing/help/how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-f...
As soon as you entered your children, Turbo Tax gave you the full amount. So you might see a high refund. Then you enter what you already received so it subtracts it out. The Child Tax Credit now goes on line 28 instead of 19. You get the remaining amount there. Which is better since you can get more on line 28 than just reducing the amount of tax on line 16 to zero.
I found this in a news article, it explains it pretty well........
While the CTC expansion was structured to not increase taxes on any household, a dollar of credit received in advance results in a dollar less received at filing time. For families unaware of the trade-off, it could mean a surprise when they see their refund total this year.
Consider a married couple with a 10-year-old child who normally received their $2,000 CTC when they filed their taxes. They would have received $1,500 of their $3,000 in advance. As such, they could potentially see their refund shrink by $500 even though their total benefit increased to $3,000 because they are left with $1,500 instead of their normal $2,000 at tax time.
