I got a CP11 from the IRS saying theres an error in the calculations on schedule 8812 and I owe $3600 more.How is the calculation wrong if I entered everything correctly?

lariel03 · ‎April 13, 2022

Vanessa A · ‎April 14, 2022

Form 8812 is for the Child Tax Credit. It sounds like you may have 2 children under 6, that you claimed the child tax credit for. If you look at line 28 of your return does it show $7,200? If so, most people received half of the child tax credit as an advanced payment monthly from July through December of 2021.

If you did and did not include that on your return, the IRS found this error when they matched your return to their records and then they made the correction.

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lariel03 · ‎April 14, 2022

I have one dependent age 16 and line 28 says $3000.

Vanessa A · ‎April 14, 2022

Did you get the Advanced Payments? If so, that line should say $1,500. The other $2,100...what other credits did you get?

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I got a CP11 from the IRS saying theres an error in the calculations on schedule 8812 and I owe $3600 more.How is the calculation wrong if I entered everything correctly?