JMH351
Returning Member

Form 8812

Regarding this form, turbo tax must have generated it, I am not familiar with it at all.  At the end when it checked for errors or incomplete data, that form came up with the question, was your principal place of abode in the US for more then 1/2 the year, yes or no.  Which the answer would be yes, it was.  When I checked the yes box, my refund increased by thousands of dollars and I don't think that's right.  Even if I check no, it still increases.  If I leave it unchecked, my refund goes to the amount I feel it should be.  The research i did on that form makes me wonder if it's even relevant to me.  I do have a child that's a dependent, but she has a normal social security number.  Can someone explain this to me in some simple terms?