Not sure why you are being told to add the dependent for the CTC now. There is not a way to do that. Perhaps someone thought the 2021 rules for getting CTC were still in place.
The rules for getting the CTC are not the same for a 2022 tax return. They were different for 2021 only. There are no more "advance" child tax credit monthly payments. Those were only sent in 2021 from July to December, and then the payments were reconciled on a 2021 tax return.
If you have a qualified child dependent to claim on a 2022 tax return you will enter your child on the 2022 return when you complete the My Info section. You will need the child's Social Security number. The child tax credit and the refundable additional child tax credit is based on the amount you earned from working. If you did not work and earn income in 2022, you will not be eligible to receive the CTC.
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