topic I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile? in After you file

I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile?

candy17_ — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:16:40 GMT

Re: I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile?

DoninGA — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:39:32 GMT

Look at your federal tax return, Form 1040 Line 28. If there is an amount on Line 28 then the child tax credit is included in your federal tax refund or it has reduced the amount of federal taxes owed.

To access your online tax returns sign onto the TurboTax website with the User ID you used to create the account - https://myturbotax.intuit.com/

Click on Preview or print returns

Re: I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile?

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 18:39:44 GMT

No. More likely you are not understanding the way the software calculated the CTC.

The "refund monitor" starts off by giving your all of the stimulus money and all of the child tax credit because the software does not know yet that you received stimulus money or that you received some advance child tax credit payments. That gets reconciled later.

That "refund monitor" changes as you enter information. That is normal. And you cannot take it seriously until you enter ALL of your information---even though it is so tempting to believe that the highest amount is the "right" refund.

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.

PREVIEW 1040

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

Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

NOTE: The CTC is indeed a “credit” that can be applied toward any tax liability that you would otherwise have to pay as “tax due” to the IRS.

Re: I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile?

candy17_ — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:17:01 GMT

Thank you so much for clarifying that for me ☺️

Re: I don’t think my remaining ctc was added on my refund, should I amend it and refile?

candy17_ — Sun, 30 Jan 2022 19:17:33 GMT

Thank you so much