FORM 8812

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
March 19, 2022
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I have no dependents or children. So why is this Form 8812 being generated? I've read all the solutions given to others with this problem. But none of the answers have corrected the problem for me. Also, it indicates that this form must be attached to my Form 1040SR. When I go to previews my forms that are required to be filed with the IRS. This 8812 isn't even listed.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

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.

Please follow these steps to indicate you did not receive any advanced payments:

Click on the "Search" on the top and type "Child tax credit"
Click on “Jump to Child Tax Credit”
Continue through the questions until the "Tell us about any advance Child Tax Credit payments" screen and select "No".
Continue through the questions.

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anthony340Author

Level 4

It did not correct the problem

anthony340Author

Level 4

No, your father being claimed as a dependent should have no effect on a 2021 Schedule 8812. You could only claim him as a dependent on your 2020 tax return, not on a 2021 tax return.

Yes, I understand that. I was thought that maybe when I transferred last years files over to this year might had triggered it to generate that form