Hello.
Back in 2021 we received the child tax credit for children that we had at the time in foster care. Also during that time I claimed FLA to help to take care of the child. The state of NJ paid me for time that I took off of work. I was under the impression that it was tax exempt income, especially because NJ never sent me a tax form to type in to Turbo Tax for my tax preparation. Now a few weeks ago I received a notice from the IRS stating that I owe over $1000 to them because I didn't report it and now I owe interest on the amount due too! Please help me to understand what is going on. Thanks!
