It is possible that single taxpayers with no qualifying children to claim in 2021 could have received the advance payments for the Child Tax Credit because they claimed their child as a qualifying child the previous year. Divorced parents who 'share' the dependency of their child every other year is a common example.
Did you report advance payments reported on IRS Letter 6419?
Are you eligible for the Free Edition? This edition covers only these issues:
- W-2 income
- Limited interest and dividend income reported on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV
- Claiming the standard deduction
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC)
- Child tax credits
- Student Loan Interest deduction.