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Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

I have no children or dependents. When running Smart Check it gives me two errors showing that the Payments Recieved are not filled out. Well they aren't filled out because I shouldn't be filing a Schedule 8812. Anyone else run into this bug?

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Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

It is not a bug

 

Everyone has to answer whether they received advance child tax credit payments.   If you did not receive any of those payments between July and December you need to answer that you did not receive any payments.

 

There are so many scenarios with those payments---like divorced/never married parents who have issues over who received the payments, who claimed the children, etc. --- the software has no way of knowing if any of that involves you---so you have to answer the questions about it

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Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

Are you saying the IRS is asking everyone in the US to file a scedile 8812? That doesn't seem correct.

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

No-----You need to answer the QUESTIONS to determine whether you need to complete a 8812.

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Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

Correct, and I answered the questions. No dependants, no children. Therefore it shouldn't generate a 8812.

robw83
New Member

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

Where is the questions to answer, what section

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

Same happening to me .. Single / No Dependents .. TTax  filling in a Schedule 8812, which asks for "Advance child tax credit payments received from Letter 6419". I don't have a Letter 6419 since I have no children or child tax credits. 

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

I called it in to inform them. Hopefully they will push out an update soon.

If anyone else is having this issue please call it in to speed up/make sure the update happens.

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

I truly don't see where everybody's having a conniption fit over having to answer two simple questions in the program. One is did you get any of the third stimulus and the other did you get any of the advanced child tax credit. Simply answer those two questions and life will be wonderful.

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

You obviously don’t understand the issue. Those questions were answered correctly and it is still generating form 8812. I obviously don’t want to have that form generated and sent in electronically as it might generate errors in the system that will delay or kick back the filing. 
And yes it is a bug confirmed by TurboTax support. 

2b53K
New Member

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

I cannot get past this error either!! What the heck.

kelausser
Returning Member

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

I had the same error with all 5 taxes I'm preparing.  Just put in a "0".

sirieener
New Member

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

i do not have any children and did not complete the schedule 8812.  but i keep getting the error that I must enter the amount of advanced money I received.

 

Please help I really want to complete my taxes

FangxiaL
Expert Alumni

Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

Follow these steps to resolve this error:

 

With your federal return open:

  1. Go to the Depends and Credits section, click on Edit next to Advanced Payments, Child and Other Dependent Tax Credits, and enter 0 for the advance payments your received in 2021.

 

@sirieener

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Scedule 8812 (Child Tax Credit) Error

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