Question

Wrong Amount on Advance Child Tax Credit Letter 6419?

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 14, 2022
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There is an interesting TurboTax question, and that person says their Letter 6419 is wrong.

They looked at BOTH of their online IRS accounts, and the IRS accounts match the amount that they actually received. But the combined Letters 6419 is showing a different amount.

It is possible it is user error somewhere, but the fact their online IRS account matches the actual amount they received makes it seem legitimate.

Sigh. It may be another long tax season.

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Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

Ive seen this reported in other tax pro groups...no clue how we're supposed to deal with this. Maybe its buried in an IRS FAQ somewhere?

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lucrecia

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Hi Lisa, do you know if we can split the amounts on 6419?

Just-Lisa-Now-

Intuit Community Champion

Im not sure what you mean by split the amounts....I know we've got a line for Taxpayer and a line for Spouse (payments came separately for each person) on that Form 8821.

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IRonMaN

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jeffmcpa2010

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See you tomorrow...Beer and golf clubs in hand.

abctax55

Level 15

"....It may be another long tax season."

MAY ?!?! I think it already is...

I may resort to the earlier suggestion somewhere (in a different thread) of firing all clients with children 🤣

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MyFamilyTaxes

Level 2

Just to chime in that I do taxes and I'm a mom, and the amount on our Form 6419 also seemed incorrect: only half of the amount reported in the CTC portal. But apparently even for married filing jointly they are sending two separate letters to spouses. Rather than the letters being duplicates, you're supposed to add the amounts together. There may be actual errors but it may be worth asking your client if they are adding the two together or assuming they were duplicates.

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CJ from Maine

Level 2

Always remember...the amount that IRS provides may not match the amount received, if there is an outstanding collection against the taxpayer, just sayin...😉

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BethanySarahhh

Level 2

Mine is over a grand less on the form than what I actually received. I have already filed. Sigh. We will see if it gets kicked back

qbteachmt

Level 15

Only very narrow specific collections can be taken from these payments. It's not as liberal as EIP or tax refunds. Let's not start rumors.

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The_AntiTax_Man

Level 7

@TaxGuyBill Thank you the heads up.

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Anonymous

IRS Statement ---Child Tax Credit Letters

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MrLiam

Level 2

I'm replying here because I can't find a way to ask a question. My daughter lives in a foreign country, and I do her tax return for her. She received AdvEITC checks in 2021, but since she wasn't eligible (foreign residency), I returned the checks to the IRS. However, she still got a 6419 letter indicating she was paid. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm leaning towards filing her return and showing zero received, and then await the inevitable letter claiming additional taxes due from the IRS and dealing with it then.

qbteachmt

Level 15

@MrLiam

"I'm replying here because I can't find a way to ask a question."

You seem to be lost on the internet. You don't seem to have a Software Use question.

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