Deductions & credits

@mywiddleboy No, TurboTax does not fill all of that in for you "by itself."  You were supposed to answer the questions in order to get the child tax credit.   You may need to amend if you did it incorrectly.   If you received those advance child tax credit payments then the IRS sent you letter  6419.   You were supposed to answer questions about the amount in that letter.   Then the other half of the child tax credit would have gone on line 28 of your Form 1040, and would have become part of your tax refund.

 

What you should have  done:

 

Federal>Deductions and Credits>You and Your Family>Child Tax Credit

 

The IRS is sending out letter 6419 to you.  It will show the amount of advance child tax credit that you received during 2021.  Enter the information from that letter carefully.   

 

The remaining amount of CTC that you can receive will show up on line 28 of your 2021 Form 1040.   Then it will calculate down to the refund you see on line 35a or the tax due on line 37.

 

PREVIEW 1040

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901539-how-do-i-preview-my-turbotax-online-return-before-filing

 

 

And....did you claim your child as a dependent on your 2021 return?   Did you enter the child's information, with the child's Social Security number? 

 

Do you need to amend?

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-return/help/how-do-i-amend-my-2021-return/00/2544441

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