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Has anyone seen Letter 6419 yet?

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January 20, 2022
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For MFJ couples, what does the letter say for Husband vs Wife - who gets the child and the money? Form 8812 asks that question.

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Best answer by garman22

I have, MFJ and both taxpayers got the same letter for 1/2 each of the total they received. Fairly straight forward. Where it will be a pain is if they DONT keep letter. I will then check with IRS if they have a portal and worst case, taxpayer will check their bank accounts.

Just-Lisa-Now-

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IRS has a sample of it. Each person should get their own letter, since payments went out per person, not per return.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/ltr6419-sample.pdf

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jeffmcpa2010

Level 10

Haven't seen one

PATAX

Level 12

Greta I have not seen one yet either... But I also have not seen Sasquatch. But I know he's out there as Heidi smelled him.She Wasn't too happy.😉👍👍

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garman22

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I have, MFJ and both taxpayers got the same letter for 1/2 each of the total they received. Fairly straight forward. Where it will be a pain is if they DONT keep letter. I will then check with IRS if they have a portal and worst case, taxpayer will check their bank accounts.

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cajunlady

Level 3

i have one couple who received 2 letters stating they each received 1300 but they are claiming they only received 1300 not 2600? anyone have a simular experience?

I will get them to review their bank statements to verify this is the case

TaxBandit

Level 4

I've seen a few of these letters. All of them match except one couple...2 different amounts. Going with what the IRS sent in the letters. After all we all know our taxpayers don't always know how much they received...just look at the disaster of EIP1/EIP2.

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GretaAuthor

Level 7

How does the letter split the children and the credit between husband and wife when MFJ? Form 8812 asks to split entries between husband and wife. Just curious.

TaxBandit

Level 4

The letter informs the taxpayer of the amounts sent to each of them. If one of the parents opted out of the advance and the other did not the amounts will be different. You need each of the parents letters to complete the return.

dkh

Level 15

Client received 6419 letters husband's showed $1500 for 2 dependents wife's showed $1500 for 2 dependents The total amount of $3000 is correct but client was thrown off by the 2 dependents on each of the letters since the total dependents is 2 not 4

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GretaAuthor

Level 7

This is very helpful. It means that we must enter Form 8812 to match precisely Letter 6419. Especially if there is an odd number of children.

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willesp

Level 2

i have not seen that letter yet..

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GretaAuthor

Level 7

I just saw my first 6419 letters, MFJ, 1 child. The $1500 was split evenly between spouses, $750 each. Each letter had 1 child. But our software no longer requires an entry for number of children -- just the money! So: "Follow the money."

PATAX

Level 12

Thanks for the information Greta

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