topic Re: 8812 error problem in Deductions & credits

8812 error problem

donna109 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:56:10 GMT

I submitted return and was rejected by IRS. It says look at 8812 for incorrect information.

I looked at it and it is right. I had one child and got 1500.00 credit and am due an additional

1500.00 which shows on line 28 of 1040. When went thru review there were no errors When I submit

it come back with IRS not accepted due to 8812 errors. There are no errors on the form

What do I do now.

Re: 8812 error problem

BillM223 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:07:48 GMT

Was the letter from the IRS more specific than "incorrect information" or "8812 errors"?

Re: 8812 error problem

donna109 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 23:10:11 GMT

The IRS Error came after submitting the return on efile. The 6419 is the form they sent showing

I received $1500.00 already. The Error message says to look at 8812 !A !B and 1C for incorrect information

and if cannot find anything then to mail in return.

There was no incorrect information. It all was ok. When submitted review there were no errors found

on the tax return. I also called support and they looked at the 8812 and said it was ok. There must be a glitch in the program is all I can figure. She was sending to research to check on it.

Re: 8812 error problem

JamesG1 — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:31:57 GMT

The rejection has me confused. Were you given a reject code?

Has the tax return been rejected because someone else has claimed the dependent?

Is the dependent a qualifying child?

Tests to be a Qualifying Child

The child must be your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, half- brother, half- sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or a descendant of any of them.
The child must be (a) under age 19 at the end of the year and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), (b) under age 24 at the end of the year, a student, and younger than you (or your spouse if filing jointly), or (c) any age if permanently and totally disabled.
The child must have lived with you for more than half of the year.
The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
The child must not be filing a joint return for the year (unless that joint return is filed only to claim a refund of withheld income tax or estimated tax paid).

Assuming the child can be claimed as a qualifying child and given the information that you reported, the 2021 Federal 1040 tax return line 28 should be $1,500.

IRS Form 1040 Schedule 8812 Credits for Qualifying Children and Other Dependents should report:

Line 5 $3,000

Line 12 $3,000

Line 14I $1,500

View Schedule 8812 at Tax Tools / Print Center / Print, save or preview this year's return.

Re: 8812 error problem

Stacyc1984 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:19:00 GMT

So I used TurboTax to do my taxes and I was supposed to get $3,402 back Apparently after it was submitted accepted by the IRS then it was dropped from 3402 down to just $402 apparently there is an error on my form 8812 something about an error in the Computing are transferring of information from my 1040 to my 8812 TurboTax did my taxes and TurboTax said my refund would be $3,402 I have double-checked and triple check my 1040 and it's correct everything is right nothing is wrong I even did my taxes just on another software program just to see if I got the same amount and I did I didn't submit it but I did get the same amount back as a refund so what's the issue I can't find it anywhere in my return

Re: 8812 error problem

DoninGA — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 17:20:50 GMT

@Stacyc1984 wrote:

So I used TurboTax to do my taxes and I was supposed to get $3,402 back Apparently after it was submitted accepted by the IRS then it was dropped from 3402 down to just $402 apparently there is an error on my form 8812 something about an error in the Computing are transferring of information from my 1040 to my 8812 TurboTax did my taxes and TurboTax said my refund would be $3,402 I have double-checked and triple check my 1040 and it's correct everything is right nothing is wrong I even did my taxes just on another software program just to see if I got the same amount and I did I didn't submit it but I did get the same amount back as a refund so what's the issue I can't find it anywhere in my return

You will need to wait for the IRS to send you a letter which will have the changes the IRS made to the return which changed the refund. If you disagree with the IRS there will be a procedure in the letter to dispute the IRS changes.