Refund amount wrong? Only $850 showing for 2 dependents under 3yo - CTC issue?
Just checked my transcript and my refund amount is showing $850. This cant be right - I claimed 2 kids (both under 3). Shouldnt this be way more with child tax credit? Filed early February and status just updated. Anyone else getting weird amounts for child tax credits?
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Pedro Sawyer
Tax pro here - several things could be affecting your refund amount. Did you receive any advance CTC payments last year? Those would reduce your refund. Also check if you qualified for the full CTC based on your income. Common issue this year is partial credits based on phase-out thresholds.
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Gemma Andrews
•No advance payments at all! My income was 42k last year
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Pedro Sawyer
•That income should qualify you for full credits. You might want to double check your return for errors or if someone else claimed them
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Mae Bennett
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Beatrice Marshall
•does it actually work? seems sketchy ngl 🤔
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Mae Bennett
•100% legit! It showed me exactly why my refund was held up and when I'd get it. Even caught an error I missed
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Beatrice Marshall
•just tried it and wow ur right! it explained everything way better than the irs website 💯
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Melina Haruko
im in the same boat! filed for my 2 kiddos (3 and 1) and got back way less than expected smh
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Dallas Villalobos
Did you claim EIC too? Sometimes that affects the total amount
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Gemma Andrews
•yea i did claim EIC
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Reina Salazar
check if someone else claimed ur kids maybe? my ex tried that last year and it messed everything up fr fr 🤦♀️
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Gemma Andrews
•nah impossible, im a single parent and nobody else could have claimed them
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Saanvi Krishnaswami
Call the IRS asap! Sometimes their system glitches and doesn't process all credits properly
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Demi Lagos
•good luck getting through lol been trying for 3 weeks 🤡
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