Filling out 1040-SR. Schedule 8812 was generated, and I don't know why.

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January 17, 2022
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I'm retired with no dependents, yet TTAX Premier created Schedule 8812. Why?

Best answer by xmasbaby0

Go back to My Info and see if you answered something incorrectly about supporting a dependent child. Or did you have a dependent on your return in 2020? Did you answer a question somewhere about the child tax credit---or about letter 6419?

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xmasbaby0Answer

Employee

Go back to My Info and see if you answered something incorrectly about supporting a dependent child. Or did you have a dependent on your return in 2020? Did you answer a question somewhere about the child tax credit---or about letter 6419?

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jdegeorgeAuthor

Employee

Hi XMAS BABY

Went back to interview under PERSONAL INFO: DEPENDENTS. Did not make a selection. Chose NO and the 8812 went away.

Thanks!

SteamTrain

Employee

Interesting...in my Desktop Premier (Single-Retired) and no dependents indicated. Re-ran thru the Dependents (None) in the personal Info section too

The 8812 showed up in my Forms during the error check, when it wasn't in the list of forms before that final Federal review. I deleted it in forms mode.

Went thru the Federal review /error check again, and it showed up again in my Forms Mode list.

Saved a PDF of tax return only, and it isn't included there, even if it's in my Forms list.

Tried again to delete it in Forms Mode, and this time going thru Fed review and error check, it showed up again in the error check and Erro showed up with the 8812....wanted me to put a value (how much received) into one of the boxes...I put a zero in it...and error check cleared. 8812 is still in the Forms Mode list, but again, is not in the PDF generated for filing-only copy.

Not sure it's critical...but puzzling.

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I guess it's possible for a person to have had a child dependent for 2020, and received advanced payments during 2021 based on 2020 tax filing....and not having the as a child dependent to claim in 2021. No obvious interview area to indicate that situation that I could find.

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