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Deductions & credits

If you never received your 3rd stimulus payment, you should have claimed it on your 2021 tax return. 

 

Regarding your child tax credit, you should receive $3,600 in Child Tax Credit since you only received 1/2 of the $7,200 you are entitled to. It has nothing to do with the $1,400 3rd stimulus payment.

 

To claim the $3,600:

  1. Open or continue your return
  2. In the search box type child tax credit and hit the Enter key. Select the Jump to child tax credit link on top of the search results
  3. Enter the $3,600 advance child credit you already received.

Check your bank record to see if you already received the $4,200. It should be sometime in March or early April last year. If no record, try to get an IRS transcript. If you never received the 3rd stimulus check, amend your 2021 return to claim it. 

 

But before you amend your refund, check if Line 28 has $3,600 and Line 30 has $4,200 on your 1040 tax form.

 

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