My child dependent is a resident alien. We apply for a TIN with form W7 joined with form 1040-2021. Can we claim $1400 for the 3rd stimulus check for her in line 30?

[am1p539862]

TurboTax put $3000 of child tax credit in line 28 for my 6 year old daughter who is resident alien since 01/01/2021 but put zero for her for the 3rd stimulus check in line 30. My wife, my 2-year old daughter, who is US citizen, and myself qualified for $1400 each for the stimulus checks,  since we all have SSN. This seems inconsistent?

[Vanessa A]

Unless your child has a SSN that is valid for employment, they are not eligible for the Child Tax Credit.  

In the personal info section did you enter a SSN for your child?  If so, you will need to delete it.  You can also put a check mark in the box that says, not valid for employment. 

Since you will need to print and mail your return with the W7, when you get to the end of your return, you will likely see errors for her SSN.  Printing and mailing will allow you to bypass this error, but TurboTax should remove the child tax credit when you tell the program she has a SSN that is not valid for employment or when you remove it totally if you entered one. 

[am1p539862]

Hello

My older daughter who was 6 years old in 2021,  is not eligible for a SNN. In Turbotax I did not put a SNN number for her. My youngest daughter is 2-year old and is a US citizen so she does have an SNN.

When I print the 1040 form with Turbotax, I see in line 28: $6,600 that seems to correspond to  $3,000 of child tax credit for my 6 year-old daughter + $3,600 for my 2-year-old daughter. The problem is that my older daughter does not qualify for the child tax credit so the number in line 28 should be $3,600, shouldn't it?

In line 30 I see $4,200 that corresponds to 3 x $1,400 corresponding to my my wife (who also have a SNN), my younger daughter and me. My older daughter does not qualify for the Third Economic Impact Payment. So that sounds correct.

If line 28 is incorrect the how to manually change it?

Regards

Alain

[KrisD15]

To clarify

If your older daughter does not have a valid Social Security Number, you should not be getting a child tax credit for her.

Please check your 1040 near the top where the dependents are listed. Is the box checked for the children in regards to "Child Tax Credit" or "Credit for other dependents" ?

[am1p539862]

Hello,

on the 1040 form there is only one checked box in the "Child Tax Credit" column for my younger daughter who does have a SNN. There is no box checked for my older daughter who does not have a SNN.

Regards

[DianeW777]

Because TurboTax does not have a social security number (SSN) or taxpayer identification number (TIN) it's possible it's picking up your child that is not eligible. Try using 999-99-9999 as the TIN for that daughter to see if the experience changes.

Once you print the tax return you must white out that number before you mail it to the IRS with your W-7.

If this doesn't correct your return for the child tax credit (CTC) then you could provide a token to allow us to review the return with all personal information removed.

It would be helpful to have a TurboTax ".tax2021" file that is experiencing this issue.

You can send us a “diagnostic” file that has your “numbers” but not your personal information.  If you would like to do this, here are the instructions: 

Go to the black panel on the left side of your program and select Tax Tools. 

1. Then select Tools below Tax Tools. 
2. A window will pop up which says Tools Center.  
3. On this screen, select Share my file with Agent. 
4. You will see a message explaining what the diagnostic copy is.  Click okay through this screen and then you will get a Token number. 
5. Reply to this thread with your Token number. This will allow us to open a copy of your return without seeing any personal information.  

We will then be able to see exactly what you are seeing and we can determine what exactly is going on in your return and provide you with a resolution. 

Please update if you need further assistance and one of our tax experts can help.

[am1p539862]

Hello,

When I put 9999-99-8888 (the program generates less issues with that number than 9999-99-9999) for the SSN of my older daughter Turbotax does change the amount of refund of my federal tax return : it gives now $4,273 instead of $6,773.  However I cannot print the new 1040 form since the program does ask for an additional paiement? There is no change for the California tax return.

$6,773-$4,273=$2,500 = $3,000 of child tax credit removed +$500 added for something else I cannot see without the new printed 1040 form.

Best regards

[am1p539862]

Hello

I have the token number so you can look at my return:

958910

regards