CP-11 Letter for 2021 refundable child Tax credit error.

[jeffmcpa2010]

It's Starting....

I have a client who received a letter today (dated April 18, they sure get faster mail service than I do this year) .

Letter says Refundable child tax credit was wrong by $1,479.

Opened pro-Series and it does not show any change since filing, still shows the original amounts. (Which do all look correct to me.)

I do have the 6419 letters and they were entered correctly.

This client did stop the payments (Spouse after 1 payment, taxpayer after 2) perhaps the IRS messed that up. 

I am just wondering if anyone else has seen these notices starting up

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

child CARE credit or child TAX credit?

[jeffmcpa2010]

Oh Heck - typing too fast on Tax Day...Child Tax Credit  not child care credit.

I usually don't have to deal with screwed up IRS notices for another few months.

And of course what ever letter I put together will just go in a pile somewhere.....(I can't see spending that much time on hold to try to call)

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

Im figuring those that opted out or even worse, mailed the payment back to IRS, are going to deal with some fall out.

[jeffmcpa2010 · Accepted solution]

Ok. There was a minor error on the 8812 (transposition on inputting the advance amount received) of about $ 36. Client owed. The amount billed in the IRS notice was the Original amount of payment due (only due today) plus the error mount plus $ .49 interest. (Of course there shouldn't be any interest as nothing is late yet.)

Only took a couple of hour's to figure out what they were doing.  At least I had nothing else to do today. HA HA.