Child tax, dependents

[CC1996]

Hi there, head of household, 71k, two dependents. It says I was rewarded the 4000 but it is not added to the rest of my refund amount.Can anyone explain why this is happening. I’m  confused? Thank you! 

[xmasbaby0]

First the CTC on line 19 of your Form 1040 is used to pay your tax liability -- if It is down to zero, then the remaining amount of "additional child tax credit" of up to $1700 per child can go down to line 28 as a refundable amount.   If you do not see much on line 28, the CTC was used to keep you from owing a big tax bill.

Look at your 2024 Form 1040 to see the child-related credits you received

PREVIEW 1040

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/preview-turbotax-online-retur...

Child Tax Credit line 19

Credit for Other Dependents line 19

Earned Income Credit line 27

Additional Child Tax Credit line 28