Amended my NY unemployment taxes - will this mess up my child tax credit payments?

I amended my taxes back in April for a similar reason (they had my unemployment benefits listed wrong). My child tax credit payments kept coming normally every month after that. The amendment took like 16 weeks to process but didnt affect my monthly payments at all. I think theyre separate systems.

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I had this EXACT situation happen in May. Amended my return because unemployment numbers were wrong. Child tax credit kept coming normally, but my amendment is STILL processing almost 5 months later. So frustrating.

The IRS moves soooo slow with everything. I amended my taxes last year (not for unemployment tho) and it took 8 MONTHS to process. But it didnt stop any of my other payments or credits. They just take forever to do anything.

According to the IRS website, amending your return should NOT affect your advance Child Tax Credit payments as long as your amendment doesn't change your eligibility (like increasing your income above the threshold or changing the number of qualifying children). The monthly payments are based on your original processed return. However, there are some important things to know: - The IRS is EXTREMELY backlogged with processing amended returns currently - Processing time is averaging 16-20 weeks (much longer than their usual timeline) - You can check your amendment status online using the "Where's My Amended Return" tool - If you don't receive a payment you think you should have gotten, you can check the CTC Update Portal If you're really concerned, I'd recommend using claimyr.com to get through to someone at unemployment who can verify your specific situation. I had a similar issue and spent days trying to call with no luck, then used Claimyr and got connected to an agent who resolved everything in one call. Worst case scenario, even if there's a temporary issue with your payments, you'll get any missing amounts when you file your 2023 taxes next year.

my cousin amended her taxes in february and her ctc payments stopped for 2 months then started again. when she called they said it was just a "processing delay" and they backpaid the missed months. total nightmare dealing with the irs tbh

This is why I'm scared to amend mine even though I know unemployment reported the wrong amount on mine too. The whole system is a mess. I'd rather just lose that money than risk messing up the ctc payments my kids rely on.

The NY unemployment system couldn't be more broken if they tried 🤦‍♀️ I've amended twice because they keep getting the numbers wrong. Ctc payments were fine.

Why tf is the unemployment system so bad at reporting the correct income amounts to begin with?? This seems like a widespread issue. I wonder how many people don't even notice the discrepancy.

HOT TIP: If you need to talk to a rep at unemployment about tax issues, don't waste time calling yourself. I used claimyr.com after trying for 2 weeks to get through. They called, waited on hold, and connected me with an agent. Got my issue resolved in one call.

I work as a tax preparer (not giving professional advice here tho) and see this issue ALL THE TIME with ny unemployment. Amending usually doesn't affect CTC payments in my experience with clients. What does mess things up is if your income changes enough to affect your eligibility.

side note but anyone else notice that when u try calling ny unemployment they hang up on you when the queue is full instead of letting u wait??? most frustrating system ever designed 😡

From what I understand, amending your taxes might temporarily flag your account for review, but shouldnt permanently stop ctc payments. Might be a slight delay depending on what exactly you're amending.

Unemployment reporting wrong income amounts is like their signature move at this point lmaooo 💯

Am I the only one who had no idea you could amend taxes for unemployment reporting errors? How do you even know what they reported vs what you reported?

I filed an amended return for the EXACT same reason in April. My ctc payments kept coming fine BUT my amendment is still "processing" according to the where's my amended return tool. It's been like 18 weeks now 🙄

One thing to keep in mind - the IRS and unemployment systems don't talk to each other very well. I amended my unemployment income and kept getting the CTC as normal, but when I filed the next year's taxes, it was a mess sorting it all out. Document everything!