Child Tax Credit Correction - 3 Year Old Marked as 17+ by Tax Preparer

I've been through this exact situation last year. Here's what you can expect: • The IRS typically takes 6-8 weeks to process these types of corrections • They won't send you any updates during processing - it's frustrating! • Once approved, you'll receive a notice (CP12 usually) explaining the adjustment • The refund typically follows about 2-3 weeks after that notice I completely understand how stressful this waiting period is, especially when you're counting on that money for childcare. The good news is that since your daughter is clearly eligible at age 3, this should be a straightforward correction once they review your documentation.

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My situation was almost identical to yours, but with my 5-year-old twins being incorrectly listed as 18. I submitted all the documentation on March 3rd last year, and received the correction notice on April 19th - so about 7 weeks total. This is actually faster than when I had an income reporting error, which took nearly 12 weeks to resolve. Just like a delayed flight, it's frustrating but they do eventually get to it. Your case is even more straightforward than mine was with the twins, so I'd expect similar or faster processing.

I'm really worried this might take forever! My sister had an issue with her tax credit last year and it took MONTHS to resolve! I'm so anxious about this because the IRS seems to work at their own pace. Has anyone actually had this resolved quickly? I'm starting to doubt they even look at these corrections in a timely manner...

I know there's a lot of skepticism about IRS processing times, but the Child Tax Credit corrections actually have a dedicated processing team since the American Rescue Plan implementation. The Dependent Database (DDb) verification process for CTC is prioritized over general tax return processing during this tax season. While there's certainly variation in individual cases, the majority of CTC corrections with complete documentation are resolved within the 6-8 week timeframe mentioned above.