Does it say you getting a refund of the child tax credit or does it say you are just getting the full $2,000 child tax credit? If you had taxes withheld of $2,000 or more, the child tax credit would lower your tax liability by $2,000 and give you a refund of the money you paid in.
Look at lines 19, 25 and 28 of your 1040 form. If line 19 says $2,000 and line 25 says more than $2,000, then this is just a refund of the money you paid in because the child tax credit reduced what you owed and made it so you paid in more than you had to so you are getting that overpayment back.
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