Husband and I seperated how to claim part of the child tax credit

[wellsviolet]

My husband and I are separated. When the tax credit came in we cashed and spilt it evenly, but I am claiming all my children on my taxes this year. There was one other child of his included on our taxes last year. How do I claim only half of the child tax credit sent to me?

[xmasbaby0]

If your letter 6419 indicates that all of the advance CTC payments went to you that is what you have to enter on your own tax return.  If your spouse receives a letter 6419 he has to enter the amount that is on his own letter.

Depending on his income, he may or may not have to repay any of it if he is not claiming the children for 2021.

The IRS is not going to sort out private agreements and deals made between parents/relatives, etc. who shared those payments in various ways.   If you enter less than you received, it will delay your refund--possibly for months.   You should be able to get the "other half" of the child tax credit for the qualified children who are claimed on your 2021 tax return.   The amount you get will show up on line 28 of your Form 1040.

[MaryK4]

If you are filing a separate return, you will want to include ONLY the amounts on your Letter 6419.  Based on you claiming the children, TurboTax will calculate the credit and apply it to your return.  

Taxpayers who received advance payments can also check amounts using the CTC Update Portal and Online Account on IRS.gov.

[wellsviolet]

I tried to file sperate taxes last year but he had already filed without my consent. The IRS is saying they sent just me checks but they did not because my taxes were rejected.