The only way is to file a 2021 tax return and mail it in. You cannot use online TT for a 2021 return, nor can you e-file 2021.
Online preparation and e-filing for 2020, 2021, and 2022 is permanently closed.
To file a return for a prior tax year
If you need to prepare a return for 2020, 2021, or 2022 you can purchase and download desktop software to do it, then print, sign, and mail the return(s)
https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/past-years-products/
You may also want to explore purchasing the software from various retailers such as Amazon, Costco, Best Buy, Walmart, Sam’s, etc.
Remember to prepare your state return as well—if you live in a state that has a state income tax.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/state-taxes/help/how-do-i-contact-my-state-department-of-revenue/0...
When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.
Federal and state returns must be in separate envelopes and they are mailed to different addresses. Read the mailing instructions that print with your tax return carefully so you mail them to the right addresses.
Note: The desktop software you need to prepare the prior year return must be installed/downloaded to a full PC or Mac. It cannot be used on a mobile device.
If you got the advance child tax credit payments in 2021 from July to December, you must enter those. You will only get the "other half" of the refundable amount. It will show up on line 28 of your 2021 Form 1040.
However----you say you did not have any income in 2021. Did someone else support you and your child? If someone else could claim you as a dependent for 2021, then you are not eligible to get that child tax credit. A dependent cannot claim a dependent of their own.
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